In order for the remote session to be able to use your printer, the driver for that printer must be installed on the server machine or your local printer won't show up on the server.
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
Remote Desktop doesn't list my printer
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Anonymous
Windows Vista, Remote Desktop, and I have ticked printers under Local Resources for my connection, saved and then connected.
When I try to print from the remote computer, only 'XPS document writer' is listed from my computer I am typing at, but not the ordinary printer, which I can print from locally with no problem.
Is there anything else I can do to print from the remote comptuer?
Ludi
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
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