Terminal Clients printer default

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Frank Pesce

I need to be able to change the default printer on a
terminal server client. They can only use TS in
application mode and do not have access to the desktop to
change the default printer. Usually I make them log into
the desktop mode then change the default printer. But I
would like to be able to remotely change their default
printer from my desktop. Is there a way to do that?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks'
Frank
 
Hmmm. You mean like an Admin interface that YOU can sit at your desk and
change the default printer for a user or THEY can change the def printer?
 
Yes, Like an Admin interface from my desk to the TS server
in the specific user profile. Or even if I could log on to
the TS server and change the printer default in the user
profile.
 
Script it

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/printing/scrprn44.msp

Patrick Rous
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Serve
http://www.workthin.co

----- Frank Pesce wrote: ----

I need to be able to change the default printer on a
terminal server client. They can only use TS in
application mode and do not have access to the desktop to
change the default printer. Usually I make them log into
the desktop mode then change the default printer. But I
would like to be able to remotely change their default
printer from my desktop. Is there a way to do that

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks
Fran
 
I'm having the same sort of trouble, although it may be only the same in
theory. I have a user who logs into TS in App mode and defaults to printer
1. When I setup a new network printer, the users default seems to change to
the new printer.

I have to then log into the TS server as the user and change thier default
printer.

Also, I am not currently using any session printers or drive mappings. All
these printers are setup by logging into the server as Admin, usually over
remote desktop. I need to be able to make the users default printers
stay...

help!!....


-Mike
 
As Patrick wrote: script it.

Setting the default printer is easiest done within the users
logon script. You'll need some sort of utility to do this:
Defprint.exe controls local printers, Con2prt.exe controls
network printers, or use a KiXtart script.

Examples (check for correct syntax!)

if %clientname% == CLIENT01 con2prt.exe \\TS\printer01

if "%Clientname%"=="CLIENT01" DefPrint.exe /d "HP OfficeJet"

if %clientname% = "CLIENT01"
SetDefaultPrinter ("\\TS\printer01")
endif

Defprint.exe can be downloaded here:
http://www.dcug.de/phpnuke/html/modules.php?
name=Downloads&d_op=MostPopular

con2prt.exe is part of the NT Resource Kit.
KiXtart can be downloaded from http://www.kixtart.org

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