Windows Terminal Server with Metaframe ICA Client Cannot Autocreate Some Printers (214593)

RESOLUTION

1. On the client workstation in local mode, not a Terminal Server session, click Start, click settings, and then click printers. Select the printer that did not autocreate and right-click it. Click Properties and then click the Details tab.
2. Write down the name that appears in the Print Using the Following Driver box. This box contains the print driver name. For example, HP DeskJet 1600C ColorSmart.
3. On the Terminal Server computer, click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers.
4. Double-click Add Printer, click to select the My Computer radio button, and then click Next. In the Available Ports box, click to select the LPT1 check box, and then click Next.
5. In the left pane, select the manufacturer of the printer you have installed on your workstation. In the right hand pane, scroll to the model of the printer you have installed on the workstation. For example, HP DeskJet 1600C. This is the server printer driver name for that printer. Write this name down.
   
   As you can probably see, the workstation printer driver name and the printer driver name on the Terminal Server computer are different. The server driver does not have "ColorSmart" added to it.
6. In the %systemroot%\system32 folder, open the Wtsuprn.txt file. The file is as follows:
   

    ==========================================================================
    ; WTSUPRN.TXT 
    ;
    ; this is a template for wtsuprn.inf -- rename this file to wtsuprn.inf
    ;
    ; this file provides a mapping for client printers which have a name
    ; different from the server printer.  this file is necessary since many
    ; printers for Win95 are different from their WinNT equivalent.
    ;
    ; Note: the driver for the server printer must be installed.  See the
    ; WinFrame Concepts and Planning Guide.
    ;
    [Identification]
            OptionType = PRINTER
    [ClientPrinters]
    ;
    ;     Client Name                                  Server Name
    ;          |                                            |
    ;          |                                            |
    ;         \|/                                          \|/ 
    ;"HP LaserJet 4/4M"                          = "HP LaserJet 4"
    ;"HP LaserJet 4P/4MP"                        = "HP LaserJet 4P"
    ;"HP LaserJet 4 Plus/4M Plus"                = "HP LaserJet 4 Plus"
    ;"HP LaserJet 4Si/4Si MX"                    = "HP LaserJet 4Si"
    ;"HP LaserJet 4V/4MV"                        = "HP LaserJet 4V"
    ;"HP LaserJet 5/5M - Enhanced"               = "HP LaserJet 5"
    ;"HP LaserJet 5/5M - Standard"               = "HP LaserJet 5"
    ;"HP LaserJet 5/5M PostScript"               = "HP LaserJet 5"
    ;"HP LaserJet 5L (PCL)"                      = "HP LaserJet 5L"
    ;"HP LaserJet 5P/5MP (HP)"                   = "HP LaserJet 5P"
    ==========================================================================
   						

7. Using this exact format, enter the previous information that you gathered from the workstation and the server.
   
   NOTE: Leave out the semicolon; this is used to remark the line out.
   
   Make sure you type the right driver under the proper colum. Client name would be the workstation; server name is the Terminal Server computer.
   
   For example:
   

    "HP DeskJet 1600C ColorSmart"                = "HP DeskJet 1600C"
   						

   
   
8. After making the change, save this file with a .inf extension and then close the Wtsuprn.txt file.
   
   NOTE: From now on, if you have to add any other printers, add them to the Wtsuprn.inf file.
9. Log off of the Terminal Server computer and log back on. Log your client workstation on to a Terminal Server session and you should now see your printer autocreated in the Terminal Server session printers folder, and you will be able to print to your local printer.