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How to prevent shared printers on client computers to be available on WHS RRS feed

  • Question

  • Hello;

    my WHS system (Acer H340) keeps on trying to add the shared printers on client computers, but since it lacks the relevant drivers, it shows an error message in the event viewer.

    How do I prevent my WHS system from trying to add shared printers from client computers?

    Thymen


    Sample of event message:
    
    Event Type: Error
    Event Source: TermServDevices
    Event Category: None
    Event ID: 1111
    Date:  2009-10-08
    Time:  10:51:27
    User:  N/A
    Computer: HOMESERVER
    Description:
    Driver Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Driver required for printer Microsoft Office Document Image Writer is unknown. Contact the administrator to install the driver before you log in again.
    For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
    Data:
    0000: 00 00 00 00 12 0d 00 00   ........
    Thursday, October 8, 2009 9:09 AM

Answers

  • Hi,
    If you want to avoid the errors, you can login to the server via Remote Desktop and perform following (unsupported) steps:
    • In Start menu click Control Panel/Administrative Tools.
    • Open Terminal Services Configuration.
    • Right click RDP-TCP and select Properties.
    • On Client Settings tab click the checkbox to disable Windows Printer Mapping amd LPT Port Mapping.
    • Click OK and confirm the message.
    This will stop the propagation of client printers from server side.
    Best greetings from Germany
    Olaf
    • Proposed as answer by Ken WarrenModerator Thursday, October 8, 2009 6:40 PM
    • Marked as answer by Thymen Friday, October 9, 2009 11:38 PM
    Thursday, October 8, 2009 2:42 PM
    Moderator

All replies

  • Hi,
    If you want to avoid the errors, you can login to the server via Remote Desktop and perform following (unsupported) steps:
    • In Start menu click Control Panel/Administrative Tools.
    • Open Terminal Services Configuration.
    • Right click RDP-TCP and select Properties.
    • On Client Settings tab click the checkbox to disable Windows Printer Mapping amd LPT Port Mapping.
    • Click OK and confirm the message.
    This will stop the propagation of client printers from server side.
    Best greetings from Germany
    Olaf
    • Proposed as answer by Ken WarrenModerator Thursday, October 8, 2009 6:40 PM
    • Marked as answer by Thymen Friday, October 9, 2009 11:38 PM
    Thursday, October 8, 2009 2:42 PM
    Moderator
  • Logon to your server desktop (remote desktop) then:

    1.  Administrator Tools, TS Configuration, Connections, right click RDP-Tcp, Properties, Client Settings tab.
    2.  Untick Use connection settings from user settings
    3.  Untick  Connect client printers at login

    PLEASE NOTE, if you make any errors you may completely disable remote desktop and WHS console access, so please be careful if you don't have keyboard/monitor attached
    Thursday, October 8, 2009 2:44 PM
    Moderator
  • OK, done it, will keep an eye on the event logger to see if it worked...

    Thanks,

    Thymen
    Friday, October 9, 2009 11:38 PM