TS keeping printers from old sessions

[Guest Kobus]

Good Day

 

Please can someone help, i have a Windows 2003 server with around 50 users

connecting to it, sometimes the TS will keep their printers from previous

sessions, so it will show two printers eg: HP1018 in session 10 and HP1018 in

session 12 , i think this maybe from the users being disconnected if the line

drops, or maybe if they close the terminal sever session by clicking on the

cross at the top of the screen instead of logging off correctly by going,

start - logoff.

 

Another problem that happens is that quite often it will show all the

printers on the server instead of just the users printers.

 

So i was wandering if there was a way to stop the server from keeping old

printer sessions and if there is a way for the server not to show everyones

printers.

 

Thanks very much for any suggestions.

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: TS keeping printers from old sessions

 

This is most likely attributed to a bad print driver or drivers on your

system. You must test thoroughly your print drivers before installing

them on the server to amke sure they are compatible. I typically

recommend a utility from Citrix called StressPrinters:

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX109374

 

by the way, this is not a Citrix specific utility so feel free to use it

on straight TS as well.

 

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

Kobus wrote:

> Good Day

>

> Please can someone help, i have a Windows 2003 server with around 50 users

> connecting to it, sometimes the TS will keep their printers from previous

> sessions, so it will show two printers eg: HP1018 in session 10 and HP1018 in

> session 12 , i think this maybe from the users being disconnected if the line

> drops, or maybe if they close the terminal sever session by clicking on the

> cross at the top of the screen instead of logging off correctly by going,

> start - logoff.

>

> Another problem that happens is that quite often it will show all the

> printers on the server instead of just the users printers.

>

> So i was wandering if there was a way to stop the server from keeping old

> printer sessions and if there is a way for the server not to show everyones

> printers.

>

> Thanks very much for any suggestions.

>

>

[Guest Kobus]

Re: TS keeping printers from old sessions

 

 

Thanks Jeff

 

I will try it.

 

"Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> This is most likely attributed to a bad print driver or drivers on your

> system. You must test thoroughly your print drivers before installing

> them on the server to amke sure they are compatible. I typically

> recommend a utility from Citrix called StressPrinters:

> http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX109374

>

> by the way, this is not a Citrix specific utility so feel free to use it

> on straight TS as well.

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

>

> Kobus wrote:

> > Good Day

> >

> > Please can someone help, i have a Windows 2003 server with around 50 users

> > connecting to it, sometimes the TS will keep their printers from previous

> > sessions, so it will show two printers eg: HP1018 in session 10 and HP1018 in

> > session 12 , i think this maybe from the users being disconnected if the line

> > drops, or maybe if they close the terminal sever session by clicking on the

> > cross at the top of the screen instead of logging off correctly by going,

> > start - logoff.

> >

> > Another problem that happens is that quite often it will show all the

> > printers on the server instead of just the users printers.

> >

> > So i was wandering if there was a way to stop the server from keeping old

> > printer sessions and if there is a way for the server not to show everyones

> > printers.

> >

> > Thanks very much for any suggestions.

> >

> >

>