Remote Desktop Easy Print not printing on HP GDI printers
We worked with MS and they created a client hotfix that allows (at least HP) printers that use host based drivers to work with RDS Easy Print. This has been tested successfully in our environment.
The hotfix is available here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3005781
I found 2 solutions that worked fine from Windows 7 clients (32/64 bits)
Use the Universal Print Drivers PCL5 on your Windows client
- remove the GPO that forces RDS Servers to use Easy print driver first
- create a GPO for all domain users that use Easy Print Driver first
As a GPO:
Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Remote Desktop Services/Remote Desktop Session Host/Printer Redirection/Use Remote Desktop Easy Print Driver first:Enabled
Create a GPO for a security group (users that have a Laserjet 1022) that don't use Easy Print Driver first
Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Remote Desktop Services/Remote Desktop Session Host/Printer Redirection/Use Remote Desktop Easy Print Driver first:Disabled
After installing Laserjet 1022 driver on your RDS Server (2008 R2 64bits), the printer works fine