I would start by uninstalling the 3rd party printer driver
completely and instead mapping the printer to a native driver.
This kind of irratic behaviour is rather common for a printer
driver which is not TS compatible.
Details here (apply to 2003 as well):
239088 - Windows 2000 Terminal Services Server Logs Events 1111,
1105, and 1106
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=239088
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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting:
http://ts.veranoest.net
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Steve <Steve@erssol.com> wrote on 20 aug 2007 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
> The printer is visible in Excel.
> No error message...job goes in and out of the print queue.
> No errors in event log.
> The driver is installed on the server.
> It prints fine in all other applications, except excel. It looks
> like it acts normal in excel i.e. no errors...sees printer, jobs
> go in and out of queue...but nothing ever prints.
> Thanks.
>
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:15:44 -0700, "Vera Noest [MVP]"
> <Vera.Noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:
>
>>Can you elaborate on "can't print"?
>>Is the printer not visible at all from within Excel?
>>Does the user get an error message?
>>Is the document send to the spooler?
>>Any errors in the EventLog?
>>Is this a redirected printer? If so, did you install a 3rd party
>>printer driver for it on the server?
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>>Vera Noest
>>MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>>TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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>>
>>Steve <Steve@erssol.com> wrote on 20 aug 2007:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>> I have a TS that is Windows 2K with Office 2003 on it. The
>>> client has Windows XP and connects via RDP.
>>> She can print to all apps except Excel. Word is ok..Outlook,
>>> Adobe etc...just not Excel.
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Steve