All Users See All Other Users' Auto-Created Printers

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

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, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be 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.

Additional query words: 4.00 tse wts

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 TSESP4Fix
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug