[THIN] Re: 2 printers showing up for clients

  • From: "TSguy92 Lan" <tsguy92@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:03:55 -0800

Hi Doug,

have you seen this post clearing auto retained client printer values? (post
comment from Ramzy Mansour)

http://forums.citrix.com/thread.jspa?threadID=86138&tstart=0

The values to clear out would be on the client workstation side.

HTH

Lan

On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Stratton, Doug ISMC:EX <
Doug.M.Stratton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Still stuck but have some more info.
>
> What I finally noticed was that it says "*Auto Retained Client
> Printer...."* in the comment field for this printer.
>
> No jobs in the queue.
>
> The only way I have been able to get rid of it is to totally disable client
> printer mapping in Citrix Policy.  Then all the printers are gone.
>
> If I set the "Turn off client printer mapping" to "Not configured" and set
> the Auto-creation policy to "Do not auto-create client printers"  I get the
> Office Document Image writer back but on others.
>
> Some how I ended up also getting one that says "Auto Restored"  Think it
> happened when I changed the comment then tried deleting.
>
> I have removed any user rights from the local Microsoft Office Document
> Image Writer.  (and deleted the local printer (not drivers)).  Same problem.
>
> Regards,
> *Doug Stratton*, Shared Service BC
> Service Desk Email:* 77000@xxxxxxxxx*
> Service Desk Tel:* (250)387-7000*
>
> **
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> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Stratton, Doug ISMC:EX
> *Sent:* December 19, 2008 12:14 PM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: 2 printers showing up for clients
>
>  Joe, unfortunatly the citrix policy did not correct the problem.
>
> Tried one of the other suggestions.
>
> I renamed the pc's Microsoft Office Document Image Writer to Microsoft
> Office Document Image Writerii and it did not map.
>
> Renamed it back came back.
>
> I checked Driver mappings nothing in the console related to this printer.
>
> PS I am sure it is on the server but it is also showing up as a printer
> mapped to the client.
>
> Regards,
> *Doug Stratton*, Shared Service BC
> Service Desk Email:* 77000@xxxxxxxxx*
> Service Desk Tel:* (250)387-7000*
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Joe Shonk
> *Sent:* December 19, 2008 10:59 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: 2 printers showing up for clients
>
>  Try setting your Citrix Policies.  You should get the results you're
> after.
>
>
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Stratton, Doug ISMC:EX
> *Sent:* Friday, December 19, 2008 11:35 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: 2 printers showing up for clients
>
>
>
> Nope no citrix policy.
>
>
>
> Possibly GP? Not sure where that would be set.
>
>
>
> I just don't get why 2 and not all local printers if that is what is
> causing it.
>
>
>
> I for example have 5 or 6 local printers.  Just the 2 get mapped.
>
>
>
> Regards,
> *Doug Stratton*, Shared Service BC
> Service Desk Email:* **77000@xxxxxxxxx*
> Service Desk Tel:* **(250)387-7000*
>
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Joe Shonk
> *Sent:* December 19, 2008 10:10 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: 2 printers showing up for clients
>
> Ok,  you have the ICA listener setup for one printer… What about your
> Citrix Policies in the PSMC?
>
>
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Stratton, Doug ISMC:EX
> *Sent:* Friday, December 19, 2008 10:31 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: 2 printers showing up for clients
>
>
>
> As i mentioned we are getting 2 printers per user in each session.
>
>
>
> One network printer which is the default on the pc they are logging in
> from.
>
>
>
> Also a second printer which is not default and is the Microsoft .....
> printer.
>
>
>
> We have the ica listener set to only map the default printer which the
> Microsoft printer is not.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
> *Doug Stratton*, Shared Service BC
> Service Desk Email:* **77000@xxxxxxxxx*
> Service Desk Tel:* **(250)387-7000*
>
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Jeremy Saunders
> *Sent:* December 18, 2008 2:24 PM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: 2 printers showing up for clients
>
> But that's a client printer mapping because the Users have Office installed
> locally on their client devices.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeremy.
>
>
>
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Stratton, Doug ISMC:EX
> *Sent:* Friday, December 19, 2008 7:09 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: 2 printers showing up for clients
>
>
>
> It is but the ones I am want to get rid of are the ones that are showing as
> users version of "local" printers on the server
>
>
>
> Looks like this:  "Microsoft Office Document Image Writer (from ws0000007)
> in session 4    Ready Auto Retained Client printer......"
>
> Regards,
> *Doug Stratton*, Shared Service BC
> Service Desk Email:* **77000@xxxxxxxxx*
> Service Desk Tel:* **(250)387-7000*
>
>
>
>
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>
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Robert K Coffman Jr. -Info From Data Corp.
> *Sent:* December 18, 2008 11:09 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: 2 printers showing up for clients
>
> Check to see if the Office Document Image writer is installed as a local
> printer on your Term Servers.
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