Default printer settings in TS

Curio

Curio

Curio

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We have Server 2008 R2 and all our users connect to it via terminal services. I just want to be able to change the default printer settings from colour to B&W, but I can't make it stick. Right now, the users have to remember to manually change it when they print from their workstations.

If I log in as admin, change the setting to B&W, click OK, go back in to the printer preferences it's changed back to colour again. How can I get it to stay?!

Thanks :)
 
Is the printer installed locally on the TS box? Are the users accessing it as a local or a network printer?

If its local, you should just need to go to Devices and Printers, right click Properties and somewhere in there is a Printing Defaults button which opens the printer driver to allow you to change the settings. If it's network, you need to do the same on the print server.

If you're just changing things in Printing Preferences, you're only setting them for your admin user.
 
Just checked this on one of our 2008 TS boxes. You need to right click on the printer, select Printer Properties. On the General tab theres a Change Properties button in the bottom left - click it, then go to the Advanced tab and click Printing Defaults - settings you change now will apply to all users.

HTH.
 
Thanks guys.

This isn't making much sense (in my rather limited knowledge...) - I've tried both your suggestions and it's still not playing ball. This is new job and I'm taking on (among other things) the general office IT support. We have an outside company who does the server/networking support (not something I have any experience with...), but I'm not going to them just to change a printer default :p Here is what we have:

NCSTS01 - RDP

NCSSBS01 - RDP gateway, DNS, DC, file, Exchange

NCSSBS02 - SageBW, print, DHCP

Which one should I be setting the printer defaults on? :confused:

Thanks again!
 
Personally I would look at group policy preferences (plenty of google articles about) to set default printers, or use a login script which sets the default for them.

You should be setting the default printer on the terminal server they RDP onto. We have several printers here so we determine the default by office location.
 
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