All Users See All Other Users' Auto-Created Printers (194812)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
This article was previously published under Q194812

SYMPTOMS

Auto-creation of client printers is a feature of the Citrix Metaframe Add-On for Windows Terminal Server. When you use the auto-created printers feature, and try to connect with the Citrix ICA Windows Clients, you find your local printers mapped to your sessions and ready for use when you connect.

You may notice when connected through the Citrix ICA Windows Client, that other users' printers' appear in the Printers folder in addition to your own printers. When you try to access one of these printers, you may receive the following error message:
You do not have access to this printer. Only the security tab will be displayed.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/23/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB194812
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