Remote Desktop printer redirection not working Server 2008 R2
When you add the printer redirection feature in Remote Desktop Connection to your OS design, a printer connected to a Windows Embedded Compact powered device can print output from a server that is running Remote Desktop Services. Show Users can use printer redirection to print to a local printer from a Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2003 server within a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) session. The local printer can be a printer directly connected to the device or a networked printer. The server detects the local printer that is connected to the Compact 7 powered device when the user initiates an RDP session from the device. If the driver for the local printer is not already installed on the server but is included in the OS setup files, the server automatically locates the driver and initiates driver installation. If the local printer requires a driver that is not installed or available on the version of the server that is hosting the remote connection, you must manually install the driver (the first time, only) on the server to make the printer available to the device from within the RDP session. To add the printer redirection feature to the OS design, you select the SYSGEN_RDP_PRINTER catalog item in Platform Builder. For more information, see Remote Desktop Connection Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables. To use printer redirection, you must configure both the Windows Embedded Compact powered device and the server. In this article:
Configuring printer redirection in Windows Embedded Compact 7Use the following procedure to configure your Compact 7 device for printer redirection. To configure your device for printer redirection
Configuring printer redirection on the serverUse the following procedures to configure Windows Server 2;background-color:#fcfec5;">Important: The printer model name must exactly match the name of the printer driver on the server. When asked if you want to configure another printer, click No, click Next, and then click Finish. In the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box, continue connecti008 R2, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2003 for printer redirection. The Compact 7 RDP client does not support Remote Desktop Easy Print. If there is no printer driver on the server, you will need to manually install drivers. For Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2003, if you cant find the printer driver online, you can install the printer driver by using Windows hardware updates. To do this, connect the printer to the server and configure the printer for updates by using the Add Hardware Wizard (hdwwiz.exe). For more information about installing the driver by using Windows hardware updates, see Using the Add Hardware Wizard to Install a Driver Package. To configure Windows Server 2008 R2 for printer redirection by disabling Group Policy settings
To configure Windows Server 2008 for printer redirection by disabling Group Policy settings
To configure Windows Server 2003 for printer redirection by disabling Group Policy settings
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