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Remote desktop redirected printer doc

Asked by: bqamarauli

I have a user who is accessing his office PC from home using Remote Desktop Connection. Every time he accesses it, he is getting thousands of Remote Desktop Redirected Printer Doc print jobs on his PC printer queue and it is then slowing down loading personal settings when he logs again.

Thank you.

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2008-12-17 at 03:09:46ID23991419
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Remote desktop redirected printer doc

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Answers

 

by: amnonnesPosted on 2008-12-17 at 03:26:10ID: 23192234

Have him disable bringing the local printers to the remote session.
Close the remote session.
Start->Run->mstsc
Options->Local Resources
Remove the check from "Printers".
Then try to login again.

 

by: bqamarauliPosted on 2008-12-17 at 07:17:55ID: 23194050

I understand what you are saying but the problem is I want him to be able to print using remote connection but don't get Redirected Printer Doc jobs.

 

by: amnonnesPosted on 2008-12-17 at 07:21:56ID: 23194087

Can you please elaborate - where are the printers installed (Server or client), where does he want to print (Inside the remote desktop or from a local app on his computer)?

 

by: bqamarauliPosted on 2008-12-17 at 07:24:15ID: 23194112

The printer is installed locally on his PC which he is accessing remotely in the office and he wants to print from his office PC to his printer at home but not get this junk.

 

by: amnonnesPosted on 2008-12-17 at 07:30:44ID: 23194176

Where are these print jobs coming from? Remote Desktop does not just generate print jobs... Can you see the properties of these print jobs to see why they are generated?

 

by: bqamarauliPosted on 2008-12-17 at 07:32:49ID: 23194202

It says they are generated from this user. Even when I am entering his PC using remote desktop connection I am getting the same number of print jobs. They are coming from the computer we access using RDC.

 

by: amnonnesPosted on 2008-12-17 at 07:36:20ID: 23194241

Perhaps these are old jobs he printed once? Did you try checking the spool queue? Again, I see no reason for print jobs to appear from nowhere...

 

by: bqamarauliPosted on 2008-12-17 at 08:58:01ID: 23195266

No there are no old jobs at all.

 

by: amnonnesPosted on 2008-12-17 at 08:59:42ID: 23195284

So what are these jobs printing? If you allow them to be printed, what comes out of the printer?

 

by: bqamarauliPosted on 2008-12-17 at 09:24:56ID: 23195600

Nothing. That is the thing, it just queues jobs with title "Remote Desktop Redirected Printer Doc" and nothing is printing.

 

by: bqamarauliPosted on 2008-12-17 at 09:26:11ID: 23195621

Also, if I disable Printer Share under Remote Desktop Connection options, it does not queue any print jobs.

 

by: amnonnesPosted on 2008-12-17 at 12:25:07ID: 23197652

Can you try removing the driver of the printer completely, and then reinstall it?
Also, what is the make and model of the driver?

 

by: MyTWSPosted on 2009-08-05 at 19:46:03ID: 25029719

I have this same Issue and it has to be somewhere on the host side. I access the host via RDC from many clients and have the same issue. Rogue print jobs show up on many of the printers that are on the client side. Including PDF or Print To FIle printers.

I see this post is older has anyone found a solution?

 

by: dboughjrPosted on 2009-08-25 at 07:56:38ID: 25178245

I am having a similar issue with a single client using remote desktop connection frmo Windows XP to a terminal server running Server 2003. She has a HP Deskjet 6940, the driver of which is not supported in server 2003.

she has a local printer at home that she needs to be able to print to from the remote session but is unable when this item queues.

If i log in to terminal server using the domain admin account the error does not appear. There are several users at this site and she is the only one having this issue.

 

by: activitPosted on 2011-12-21 at 16:07:59ID: 37323671

Has anyone actually found a solution to this problem?
I can count litereally dozens of people having the same issue in various forums but not one solution as to why this is happening?
And yes the clients need to be able to print directly so turning off the printers in the resources tab is not an option.

Thanks in advance for any assistance

 

by: resolutionsPosted on 2012-01-23 at 10:17:08ID: 37481393

I do not understand how the accepted solution is actually a solution.  This issue began popping up for me last year, and I have checked back repeatedly over the last few months and have never seen anything remotely resembling a solution that actually works.

Using cute PDF on windows 7 workstations.  Any time logging on using RDP  - get 7 "save as" pop up windows on the local machine desktop, with "Remote Desktop Redirected Printer Doc.pdf" as the default.

Annoying and able to work around it, but would like to know why this started happening and how to resolve it.

 

by: MyTWSPosted on 2012-01-23 at 17:21:45ID: 37483868

I never found a solution, after my host was rebuilt the problem went away.

I never had a lot of time to troubleshoot, but I wonder if there are print job files hidden in
C:\Windows\System32\spool possibly deeper in a subfolder

The files would be hidden so make sure have the ability to see hidden files. Possibly even system files

 

by: MelvinMPosted on 2012-02-08 at 08:06:29ID: 37567398

REMOVE THE ACCEPTED SOLUTION!  I don't know how that is listed as the solution, it is a comment.  I came here looking for answers, not bullshit.  I put in my CCard # thinking I would find answers, not rubbish; the internet already does well enough on that.  I am cancelling my account.  Obvisouly, this site is a hoax is a wrong solution sits at place for more than 3 years without updates.

See ya.

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