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Set default printer for TS session

I have a user that logs into a terminal server from their XP embedded thin client.
The thin client has no printers installed locally.
The terminal server has the printers installed locally via IP to the printer
My terminal server and DC are Windows 2008

On a windows desktop pc the TS session would take the local PC default printer and make the TS session have the same default pritner. However, since I am using a XP Embedded thin client with no printer installed how can I specify what local TS printer I want to be default for a user?

amichaell

This is probably best facilitated by using a logon script, such as KixTart. With 2008 AD you might also consider GPO Preferences, though I've only used them to assign default printers in a shared printer environment and not to local IP printers.

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steveLaMi

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are those vbs scirpts?

Aaron

Yes, do you need batch?

steveLaMi

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I can use the VBS, just want to make sure I do it right here

Is this what I should be putting in?
Set WSHNetwork = CreateObject(“WScript.Network”)
WSHNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter “Sharp MX-3100N PCL5C"

Of course, that is the model of the printer.

Aaron

Yes, it should be the exact name of the printer as installed on the user PC's

hdhondt

This question has been classified as abandoned and is being closed as part of the Cleanup Program. See my comment at the end of the question for more details.