[THIN] Re: XenApp 5.0 Printing
- From: Jeff Pitsch <jepitsch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:33:08 -0400
How about removing the Use UPD only and allow it to map the windows
drivers. In essence, make sure that printer mappings are working at all.
On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Paul Bergson (ALLETE) <pbergson@xxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
> There are no events in the event log for printing. I don’t get it??? On
> my 2000 and XP Farm (Which we are slowly retiring) we get plenty of events
> on print activity.
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> If I bring up Notepad and I select print, it has the XPS printer as my
> default. It also gives me the option to install a printer (Which I don’t
> want to provide to my users). If I choose “Add Printer” it will install the
> printer I choose and if I log out and log back in, the printer now appears
> along with the XPS printer. Neither of these printers are my default
> printer.
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> It just doesn’t seem like any of the policies are being applied. It all
> seems to be reliant upon the user profile and nothing is coming from the
> settings for the Universal Print Driver.
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> Thanks
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> Paul
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> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Joe Shonk
> *Sent:* Friday, September 18, 2009 11:02 AM
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> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: XenApp 5.0 Printing
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> Are there any events in the event viewer?
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> Once the Policies are setup, the UPD works great. You should only need to
> install the driver to those printers that don’t work well with the UPD.
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> Install mode is neither needed nor required for installation of printer
> drivers.
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> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Paul Bergson (ALLETE)
> *Sent:* Friday, September 18, 2009 8:32 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: XenApp 5.0 Printing
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> I have imported the drivers from my print server and the default ones for
> my test user exists on this server. If I go into the Presentation Server
> Console the drivers show up for the printer. So I don’t see why it won’t
> map. I didn’t put the server into install mode for any of the printer
> driver installs. Is this required.
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> The policy is applied to domain users. Is there anything misconfigured in
> the policy itself?
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> What is the Citrix Control Panel –or- is that the Presentation Server
> Console
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> Thanks
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> Paul
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> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Jim Kenzig
> *Sent:* Friday, September 18, 2009 9:58 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: XenApp 5.0 Printing
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> Install the printer drivers on your servers. Do a change user /install and
> install the drivers of the printers you want. Then do a change user
> /execute from the command prompt after the installation. Once the printer
> is installed delete the printer from the printers control panel. The
> drivers will then be available on the server and should load the printer for
> the user. You can then use the citrix control panel to migrate the printer
> drivers to other servers if you have a lot of them.
> Jim Kenzig
> Blog: http://www.techblink.com
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kenzig
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> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Paul Bergson (ALLETE) <
> pbergson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> We recently updated from Metaframe XP to a new farm with XenApp 5.0. I had
> hoped once we got to the new farm my printing issues would subside.
> Short term at least, I have more issues instead of less. My guess is I
> don't have a strong enough understanding of the new system.
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> I have rolled out Notepad as my first application and I can't seem to get
> anything but the XPS printer to show up. I have imported my 2 print servers
> successfully. I logged on the XenApp server as an admin and installed a
> couple of printers and when I log onto NotePad with the admin account the
> printers do show up, but that isn't an option for my user base.
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> My policy settings are below (No other settings are defined):
> Printing
> Client Printers
> Auto-Creation - Enabled
> Auto-Create the client's default printer only
> Legacy client printers - Enabled
> Create dynamic session-private client printers
> Printer properties retention - Enabled
> Retained in user profile only
> Print job routing - Enabled
> Connect directly to network print server if possible
> Turn off client printer mapping - Disabled
> Drivers
> Native printer driver auto-install - Enabled
> Do not automatically install drivers
> Universal driver
> Use universal driver only
> Session printers - Enabled
> No printers defined
> Choose client's default printer: = Set default printer to the
> client's main printer
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> I have tried to get XPS working
> http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX118554
> Talks about XPS but this option isn't even available in the registry and I
> tried installing via
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> http://www.brianmadden.com/blogs/gabeknuth/archive/2008/12/16/xenapp-5-feature-profile-citrix-universal-xps-printer-driver.aspx
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> I'm stumped? Any help appreciated.
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> Thank-You
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> Paul Bergson
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