How to disable logging of failed printer installation

[Guest Brian]

Various client stations of my terminal servers have virtual printers

(CutePDFWriter, etc.) that do not exist on the TS. I would actually prefer

that clients disable printer connections, but that does not always get done,

and so it fills up the TS event log with pairs of 1106/1111 errors. (printer

could not be installed / Driver... is unknown)

 

What is the registry entry for disabling logging of printer

installation-related events on the TS?

[Guest Brian]

RE: How to disable logging of failed printer installation

 

Just one clarification: I still want clients to be able to print if they want

and if the printer maps correctly (all the important ones work correctly), so

I don't want to disable printer mapping at the server - I just don't want the

printer-related entries filling up the event log.

 

"Brian" wrote:

> Various client stations of my terminal servers have virtual printers

> (CutePDFWriter, etc.) that do not exist on the TS. I would actually prefer

> that clients disable printer connections, but that does not always get done,

> and so it fills up the TS event log with pairs of 1106/1111 errors. (printer

> could not be installed / Driver... is unknown)

>

> What is the registry entry for disabling logging of printer

> installation-related events on the TS?

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

RE: How to disable logging of failed printer installation

 

This should help:

 

How can I turn off printer notifications for all users?

http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_printing.htm#PrinterNotifications

 

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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=?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 30

sep 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Just one clarification: I still want clients to be able to print

> if they want and if the printer maps correctly (all the

> important ones work correctly), so I don't want to disable

> printer mapping at the server - I just don't want the

> printer-related entries filling up the event log.

>

> "Brian" wrote:

>

>> Various client stations of my terminal servers have virtual

>> printers (CutePDFWriter, etc.) that do not exist on the TS. I

>> would actually prefer that clients disable printer connections,

>> but that does not always get done, and so it fills up the TS

>> event log with pairs of 1106/1111 errors. (printer could not be

>> installed / Driver... is unknown)

>>

>> What is the registry entry for disabling logging of printer

>> installation-related events on the TS?

[Guest Brian]

RE: How to disable logging of failed printer installation

 

Thanks, Vera.

 

That site has good information on managing printers, but in this specific

case, it is a TS that is rarely, if ever, used for printing. I am not very

concerned with the ability of the client to connect its printers; I just want

to disable the logging of the printer connection-related events and guess

that there must be a registry entry somewhere (like the one that I used to

disable print job logging).

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> This should help:

>

> How can I turn off printer notifications for all users?

> http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_printing.htm#PrinterNotifications

>

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> =?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 30

> sep 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > Just one clarification: I still want clients to be able to print

> > if they want and if the printer maps correctly (all the

> > important ones work correctly), so I don't want to disable

> > printer mapping at the server - I just don't want the

> > printer-related entries filling up the event log.

> >

> > "Brian" wrote:

> >

> >> Various client stations of my terminal servers have virtual

> >> printers (CutePDFWriter, etc.) that do not exist on the TS. I

> >> would actually prefer that clients disable printer connections,

> >> but that does not always get done, and so it fills up the TS

> >> event log with pairs of 1106/1111 errors. (printer could not be

> >> installed / Driver... is unknown)

> >>

> >> What is the registry entry for disabling logging of printer

> >> installation-related events on the TS?

>

[Guest Richard Kelly]

RE: How to disable logging of failed printer installation

 

You can disable print eventing on the terminal server using the Printer and

Fax applet in control panel. Open up the applet, slect file, then server

properties an then select advanced remove the ticks for the event types you

no longer want. I can never remember the actual reg values for these, if you

are desperate for them update the thread and I'll see if i can dig them out

for you...please note that this will disable all print eventing for the

seleted types on the servers.

 

"Brian" wrote:

> Thanks, Vera.

>

> That site has good information on managing printers, but in this specific

> case, it is a TS that is rarely, if ever, used for printing. I am not very

> concerned with the ability of the client to connect its printers; I just want

> to disable the logging of the printer connection-related events and guess

> that there must be a registry entry somewhere (like the one that I used to

> disable print job logging).

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

>

> > This should help:

> >

> > How can I turn off printer notifications for all users?

> > http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_printing.htm#PrinterNotifications

> >

> > _________________________________________________________

> > Vera Noest

> > MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> > TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> > ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

> >

> > =?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 30

> > sep 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> >

> > > Just one clarification: I still want clients to be able to print

> > > if they want and if the printer maps correctly (all the

> > > important ones work correctly), so I don't want to disable

> > > printer mapping at the server - I just don't want the

> > > printer-related entries filling up the event log.

> > >

> > > "Brian" wrote:

> > >

> > >> Various client stations of my terminal servers have virtual

> > >> printers (CutePDFWriter, etc.) that do not exist on the TS. I

> > >> would actually prefer that clients disable printer connections,

> > >> but that does not always get done, and so it fills up the TS

> > >> event log with pairs of 1106/1111 errors. (printer could not be

> > >> installed / Driver... is unknown)

> > >>

> > >> What is the registry entry for disabling logging of printer

> > >> installation-related events on the TS?

> >

[Guest Brian]

RE: How to disable logging of failed printer installation

 

All items there are already unticked. They are all related to print jobs, not

printer installations.

 

"Richard Kelly" wrote:

> You can disable print eventing on the terminal server using the Printer and

> Fax applet in control panel. Open up the applet, slect file, then server

> properties an then select advanced remove the ticks for the event types you

> no longer want. I can never remember the actual reg values for these, if you

> are desperate for them update the thread and I'll see if i can dig them out

> for you...please note that this will disable all print eventing for the

> seleted types on the servers.

>

> "Brian" wrote:

>

> > Thanks, Vera.

> >

> > That site has good information on managing printers, but in this specific

> > case, it is a TS that is rarely, if ever, used for printing. I am not very

> > concerned with the ability of the client to connect its printers; I just want

> > to disable the logging of the printer connection-related events and guess

> > that there must be a registry entry somewhere (like the one that I used to

> > disable print job logging).

> >

> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> >

> > > This should help:

> > >

> > > How can I turn off printer notifications for all users?

> > > http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_printing.htm#PrinterNotifications

> > >

> > > _________________________________________________________

> > > Vera Noest

> > > MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> > > TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> > > ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

> > >

> > > =?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 30

> > > sep 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> > >

> > > > Just one clarification: I still want clients to be able to print

> > > > if they want and if the printer maps correctly (all the

> > > > important ones work correctly), so I don't want to disable

> > > > printer mapping at the server - I just don't want the

> > > > printer-related entries filling up the event log.

> > > >

> > > > "Brian" wrote:

> > > >

> > > >> Various client stations of my terminal servers have virtual

> > > >> printers (CutePDFWriter, etc.) that do not exist on the TS. I

> > > >> would actually prefer that clients disable printer connections,

> > > >> but that does not always get done, and so it fills up the TS

> > > >> event log with pairs of 1106/1111 errors. (printer could not be

> > > >> installed / Driver... is unknown)

> > > >>

> > > >> What is the registry entry for disabling logging of printer

> > > >> installation-related events on the TS?

> > >

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

RE: How to disable logging of failed printer installation

 

Yes, I'm afraid that I made the same mistake, to think that those

settings would also apply to redirected printer creation events.

But I guess they don't.

I'm not sure if it is possible at all to get rid of these events.

Maybe the best you can achieve is to filter out them in

EventViewer.

 

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

 

=?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 02

okt 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> All items there are already unticked. They are all related to

> print jobs, not printer installations.

>

> "Richard Kelly" wrote:

>

>> You can disable print eventing on the terminal server using the

>> Printer and Fax applet in control panel. Open up the applet,

>> slect file, then server properties an then select advanced

>> remove the ticks for the event types you no longer want. I can

>> never remember the actual reg values for these, if you are

>> desperate for them update the thread and I'll see if i can dig

>> them out for you...please note that this will disable all print

>> eventing for the seleted types on the servers.

>>

>> "Brian" wrote:

>>

>> > Thanks, Vera.

>> >

>> > That site has good information on managing printers, but in

>> > this specific case, it is a TS that is rarely, if ever, used

>> > for printing. I am not very concerned with the ability of the

>> > client to connect its printers; I just want to disable the

>> > logging of the printer connection-related events and guess

>> > that there must be a registry entry somewhere (like the one

>> > that I used to disable print job logging).

>> >

>> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

>> >

>> > > This should help:

>> > >

>> > > How can I turn off printer notifications for all users?

>> > > http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_printing.htm#PrinterNotificat

>> > > ions

>> > >

>> > > _________________________________________________________

>> > > Vera Noest

>> > > MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> > > TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

>> > > ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>> > >

>> > > =?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com>

>> > > wrote on 30 sep 2008 in

>> > > microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>> > >

>> > > > Just one clarification: I still want clients to be able

>> > > > to print if they want and if the printer maps correctly

>> > > > (all the important ones work correctly), so I don't want

>> > > > to disable printer mapping at the server - I just don't

>> > > > want the printer-related entries filling up the event

>> > > > log.

>> > > >

>> > > > "Brian" wrote:

>> > > >

>> > > >> Various client stations of my terminal servers have

>> > > >> virtual printers (CutePDFWriter, etc.) that do not exist

>> > > >> on the TS. I would actually prefer that clients disable

>> > > >> printer connections, but that does not always get done,

>> > > >> and so it fills up the TS event log with pairs of

>> > > >> 1106/1111 errors. (printer could not be installed /

>> > > >> Driver... is unknown)

>> > > >>

>> > > >> What is the registry entry for disabling logging of

>> > > >> printer installation-related events on the TS?

[Guest Brian]

RE: How to disable logging of failed printer installation

 

The problem is not so much the display as the fact that the sheer volume of

failed printer installation events pushes other events off the end of the

log. I know I could make the log size larger before cycling, but in the case

of this server, I just opted to override RDP client printer settings with

server-side RDP settings to deny client printer connections. Anyone that

prints from this server would use a network printer that is installed on the

server anyway. I was just hoping that, like the print job logging, there

would be a registry entry to deny printer installation event logging.

 

Thank you.

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> Yes, I'm afraid that I made the same mistake, to think that those

> settings would also apply to redirected printer creation events.

> But I guess they don't.

> I'm not sure if it is possible at all to get rid of these events.

> Maybe the best you can achieve is to filter out them in

> EventViewer.

>

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> =?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 02

> okt 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > All items there are already unticked. They are all related to

> > print jobs, not printer installations.

> >

> > "Richard Kelly" wrote:

> >

> >> You can disable print eventing on the terminal server using the

> >> Printer and Fax applet in control panel. Open up the applet,

> >> slect file, then server properties an then select advanced

> >> remove the ticks for the event types you no longer want. I can

> >> never remember the actual reg values for these, if you are

> >> desperate for them update the thread and I'll see if i can dig

> >> them out for you...please note that this will disable all print

> >> eventing for the seleted types on the servers.

> >>

> >> "Brian" wrote:

> >>

> >> > Thanks, Vera.

> >> >

> >> > That site has good information on managing printers, but in

> >> > this specific case, it is a TS that is rarely, if ever, used

> >> > for printing. I am not very concerned with the ability of the

> >> > client to connect its printers; I just want to disable the

> >> > logging of the printer connection-related events and guess

> >> > that there must be a registry entry somewhere (like the one

> >> > that I used to disable print job logging).

> >> >

> >> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> >> >

> >> > > This should help:

> >> > >

> >> > > How can I turn off printer notifications for all users?

> >> > > http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_printing.htm#PrinterNotificat

> >> > > ions

> >> > >

> >> > > _________________________________________________________

> >> > > Vera Noest

> >> > > MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> >> > > TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> >> > > ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

> >> > >

> >> > > =?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com>

> >> > > wrote on 30 sep 2008 in

> >> > > microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> >> > >

> >> > > > Just one clarification: I still want clients to be able

> >> > > > to print if they want and if the printer maps correctly

> >> > > > (all the important ones work correctly), so I don't want

> >> > > > to disable printer mapping at the server - I just don't

> >> > > > want the printer-related entries filling up the event

> >> > > > log.

> >> > > >

> >> > > > "Brian" wrote:

> >> > > >

> >> > > >> Various client stations of my terminal servers have

> >> > > >> virtual printers (CutePDFWriter, etc.) that do not exist

> >> > > >> on the TS. I would actually prefer that clients disable

> >> > > >> printer connections, but that does not always get done,

> >> > > >> and so it fills up the TS event log with pairs of

> >> > > >> 1106/1111 errors. (printer could not be installed /

> >> > > >> Driver... is unknown)

> >> > > >>

> >> > > >> What is the registry entry for disabling logging of

> >> > > >> printer installation-related events on the TS?

>