Remote Desktop Services Printer Redirection
Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2
Remote Desktop Services provides printer redirection, which routes printing jobs from a server to a printer that is attached to a client computer or to a shared printer that is available to the client computer. When a user establishes a remote session with an RD Session Host server, the redirected printer will be available to applications running in the remote session.
By default, an RD Session Host server that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 first tries to use the Remote Desktop Services Easy Print driver. If the client computer does not support this driver, the RD Session Host server looks for a matching printer driver installed on the RD Session Host server. You can either install a matching printer driver on the RD Session Host server, or you can create a custom printer mapping file.
Events
| Event ID | Source | Message |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
TS RDPDR Device Redirection failed to initialize for a single user session %1. Serial, Parallel, Printer, and File System Redirection will be disabled. Look in the System event log for other related errors. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
Driver %1 required for printer %2 is not installed on the server. Contact the administrator to install the driver before you log in again. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
An internal communication error occurred. Redirected printing will no longer function for a single user session. Check the status of the Remote Desktop Device Redirector in the System folder of Device Manager. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
Printer security information for the printer %1 could not be set. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
The printer %1 could not be deleted. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
Configuration information for the %1 printer could not be restored. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
The %1 printer could not be set as the default printer. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
An error occurred during processing of %1. The file might be corrupted. Run Setup again to reinstall the file. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
Driver %1 required for printer %2 is unknown. Contact the administrator to install the driver before you log in again. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
Failed to register for user printing preferences change notification. Open the Services snap-in and confirm that the Printer Spooler service is running | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
There is not enough memory to complete the operation. Save your work, close other programs, and then try again. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
Error communicating with the Spooler system service. Open the Services snap-in and confirm that the Print Spooler service is running. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
Unexpected internal error in TS RDP device redirection. Contact technical support. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
The printer %1 cannot be redirected by using Remote Desktop Easy Print. The client computer may not have a version of the Remote Desktop Connection client or Microsoft .NET Framework installed that supports this driver. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
The Print Spooler failed to add the print queue for printer %1, port %2 because of a port error. The Print Spooler will try again. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
The Print Spooler failed to add the printer %1, port %2 because of a port error. The Print Spooler will not try again to add the printer. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
The number of printers per session limit was reached. The following print queue was not created: Printer = %1 Port = %2 |
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Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Printers |
The Remote Desktop Services could not find a corresponding driver called %1 for printer %2. The Remote Desktop Fallback Printer Driver %3 was used. |