sharing remote printers on Terminal Server ?

[Guest S t i n g r a y]

Well i have setup a Terminal Server , but there are some printers Like color

desktop deskjet printer that i want to give access to all users connected to

terminal Server, now one way is to login on every user desktop & manually

set it.

Is there a way i can setup these printers system wide? so that who ever logs

on can use such printers.

 

thanks

[Guest Olaf Engelke [MVP Windows Server]]

Re: sharing remote printers on Terminal Server ?

 

Hello,

"S t i n g r a y" <sting@sting.net> wrote in message

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> Well i have setup a Terminal Server , but there are some printers Like

> color desktop deskjet printer that i want to give access to all users

> connected to terminal Server, now one way is to login on every user

> desktop & manually set it.

> Is there a way i can setup these printers system wide? so that who ever

> logs on can use such printers.

>

which version of Windows Server? If 2003 R2 you have the ability to deploy

printers via group policies. If an older version a logon script could do the

job, dependent on the method how you supply the printers (which kind of

ports?) and the user rights.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314486

"How to add printers with no user interaction in Windows XP"

http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/Logon/LogonScript_Printer.htm

"VBS Logon Scripts for Windows Printers"

may give you some points about how to realize.

Best greetings from Germany

Olaf

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: sharing remote printers on Terminal Server ?

 

S t i n g r a y <sting@sting.net> wrote:

> Well i have setup a Terminal Server , but there are some printers

> Like color desktop deskjet printer that i want to give access to all

> users connected to terminal Server, now one way is to login on every

> user desktop & manually set it.

> Is there a way i can setup these printers system wide? so that who

> ever logs on can use such printers.

>

> thanks

 

If it's configured as a local printer on your TS box it should show up on

its own. If it's a network printer, you can deploy it via GPO. Try posting

in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services for more specific information

& help.

 

Also see http://www.sessioncomputing.com/printing.htm