Print2RDP Server & Client
User’s Guide
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Print Date: June, 2012
Release 7.X
11142025-R646
SP1055
ISBN 1-56265-009-6
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Table of Contents
Installation, Licensing and Registration
Installing the Print2RDP Server on Windows 2025
Installing the Print2RDP Server on Windows 2022
Installing the Print2RDP Server on Windows 2019
Installing the Print2RDP Server on Windows 2016
Installing the Print2RDP Server on Windows 2012
Installing the Print2RDP Client
Installing or Updating the Print2RDP Client with Web Installer
Upgrading the Print2RDP Server
Upgrading the Print2RDP Client
Registering Print2RDP with transferable license
Registering Print2RDP Server with subscription based license
Registering through a Proxy server
Manually registering the Print2RDP Demo during installation
Manually registering the Print2RDP Demo
Manually registering the Print2RDP Release during installation
Manually registering the Print2RDP Release (purchased version)
Modifying the registration port
Registering Print2RDP Using a Custom Port
Activating the Print2RDP Demo after Purchase
Registering with a Saved Demo Registration Number
Purchasing Add-on License for Print2RDP
How do I know if Print2RDP Server is registered with transferable license?
Upgrading transferable license to regular (static) license
Upgrading regular (static) license to transferable license
Resetting Stuck Print2RDP Licenses
Moving transferable license to another computer
Checking the version number and the registration status
Registration error (Error code 55)
Registration error (Error code 56)
Registration error (Error code 57)
Registration error (Error code 68)
Registration error (Error code 100)
Uninstalling the Print2RDP Server
Uninstalling the Print2RDP Client
Installing the Print2RDP Server on Microsoft Azure RemoteApp
Configuring Default Printer on Windows Server
Configuring Default Printer on Windows Server 2016
Configuring Default Printer on Windows Server 2012
Configuring Default Printer on Windows Server 2008 R2
Configuring Default Printer on Windows Server 2008
Configuring Default Printer on Windows Server 2003
How to create a unique Printer Name for Every User
Using Static Printer Names in Print2RDP Server
Group Policy Settings on a 2003 Server
Group Policy Settings on a 2008 Server
Group Policy Settings by Using gpedit.msc (Local Group Policy Editor)
Terminal Services Settings (on Windows 2008) or Remote Desktop Settings (on Windows 2008 R2)
Configuring the Print2RDP Client
Configuring the Default Printer
Enable Printing Preferences Dialog
Raster-based Printing (advanced users only)
Use the default client printer on the server
Checking the Connection Status
Using Static Printer Names in Print2RDP Client
Using Print2RDP with Ericom Blaze Client
Use Print2RDP with the Remote Desktop Manager Client
Using Print2RDP through Small Business Server 2011
Using Print2RDP with Microsoft RDP Web Client
How to setup the RD Web Access on the Host system
How to connect RD Web Access on the Client system
Can the Print2RDP mount shared printers?
Can mounted printers by Print2RDP be shared on the server?
How to select my printer tray?
How to disable “Redirected” printers with Group Policy?
Is Print2RDP supports duplex printing?
How to turn off Microsoft Easy Print feature?
How does one adjust the paper size in Microsoft Word?
Why are letters shifting when printing through RDP?
Cannot see all the Print2RDP printers in the Printers and Scanners dialog on Windows Server 2025
Why does the client's default printer become a default printer on the server?
Why can I see printers other than mine?
Why can't I see my Black Ice Printer Drivers when connecting through Citrix Web Client?
Why can't I see my printers when connecting through Citrix Web Client?
Why are multiple copies of the Print2RDP printer stuck on the server?
Why does not Print2RDP work correctly after a System Crash?
Not enough concurrent licenses?
Delete Stuck Printers and Spool Files After a System Crash
Error: Kernel Mode Printer Blocking Policy is enabled
How to enable the advanced features of the client printer
How to fix mirrored text on printed documents
How to Remove Stuck printers from the Server
How to turn off Windows Protected Print Mode
I can see a printer flashing in the Printers and Faxes window in my RDP session
Printers are not mapping through the Microsoft HTML5 RDP Web Client
Print2RDP printers show as a single printer on Windows 2008 R2
Print2RDP printers show as a single printer on Windows 2012 R2
Printer is not mapping onto the Terminal Server
Printer is not mapping onto the Windows Server 2003
Printout does not look the same visually as the original document
System Error 1612 when uninstalling or updating using the MSI installer
Users can see each other's printers
Which clients support Print2RDP?
Word documents print very small with condensed fonts