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If you use Terminal Services with the printers option selected to connect to a Windows Server 2008 R2, it may log error TerminalServices-Printers 1111.

Symptoms

When using the Terminal Services client with the printers option selected to connect to a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine, it may log an error TerminalServices-Printers error 1111 in the System Event logs. 

Log Name: System
Source: TerminalServices
Event ID: 1111
Level: Error

Driver PRINTERDRIVER required for printer PRINTERNAME is unknown.  Contact the administrator to install the driver before you log in again.

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Cause

  This error is being logged on the Server because the Server does not have a matching driver on the local machine for the Terminal Services session.    If there is a matching driver, this error does not happen. 

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Resolution

Install a printer on the local client that has a matching driver on the Server.  If there is a matching driver on both the server and the client, this error will not be logged.  

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More Information

Please see the following KB for additional information regarding Terminal Services printing on Windows Server 2003.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239088

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Article Info
Article ID : 2004736
Revision : 6
Created on : 8/20/2020
Published on : 8/20/2020
Exists online : False
Views : 125