TS keeping printers from old sessions

[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.

 

[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.
>
>

 

[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.
> >
> >
>