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Gaurav DagaProgram ManagerMicrosoft Corporation

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Learn how XML Paper Specificationmakes TS printing easy

Understand value of XPSDrv printer

drivers in TS printing scenarios

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ScenariosArchitecture

Why XPS?

Why is it Easy?

Client Requirements

TS Printing PoliciesPrinter Driver Guidance

TS Easy Print Directions

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Terminal Server

Client Computer

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Evolution

Windows Server 2003Disk drives

Smart cards

Serial portsPrinters

Windows VistaPlug and Play Device Redirection Framework

Windows Portable Devices based on Media Transfer Protocol

Digital still camerasAudio/Video players

Windows Server 2008Point of Service devices using Microsoft POS for .NET 1.11

TS Easy Print

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Strong customer feedback on existing TSprinter redirection

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PrintProcessor

GDI Printer Driver

ArchitectureProvided by

Microsoft

ISV

IHV

WPF App Win32 App

XPS to GDI

ConversionModule

EMF EMF

Spool

File

.NETFramework 3.0 SP1

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ArchitectureProvided by

Microsoft

ISV

IHV

XPS PrinterDriver

XPS

Spool

File

XPS

WPF AppWin32 App

GDI to XPS

ConversionModule

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Provided by

Microsoft

ISV

Server Side architecture

RDP

IHV

TS Easy Print

XPS Driver

XPS

Spool

File

XPS

WPF AppWin32 App

GDI to XPS

ConversionModule

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Client Side architecture

XPS to GDIConversion

Module

.NETFramework 3.0 SP1

PrintProcessor

GDI PrinterDriver

TS Client (MSTSC)

TS Easy PrintPlug-in

EMF

Spool

File

XPS

Spool

File

XPS Printer

Driver

RDP

Provided by

Microsoft

IHV

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Public open document formatPortable and printer independent

Flexible document properties handling

Lower bandwidth consumption

For typical knowledge worker print jobs

For print jobs with multiple copies

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End User value

Local printers show up in TS sessionTS Easy Print is default driver used

No other IHV driver requiredWhy was it an issue?

Matching IHV driver was requiredRight driver not installed

No driver for server operating system;especially 64-bit

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 TSFallback Printer Driver did not work

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End User value

Local printing preferences honored

TS Easy Print uses latest saved local

printing preferencesWhy was it an issue?

IHV printer driver had factory defaults

Local printing preferences did not matter

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End User value

All custom IHV printing options available

TS Easy Print displays printing preferences

and device settings directly from clientWhy was it an issue?

Generic lowest common denominator

driver usedE.g. TS Fallback Printer Driver

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End User value

Only current session redirectedprinters shown

Default printer remains same for duration ofTS session

Print jobs do not go to wrong printer

Quicker session logon

Why was it an issue?

Redirected printers from other sessionswere shown

Administrators saw all sessions printers

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IT Administrator value

No TS administration overhead forprinting

Zero IHV drivers neededTS Easy Print comes inbox and is thedefault

No impact on TS stabilityNo incompatible IHV drivers todestabilize spooler

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IT Administrator value

Better printer redirection control dependingon TS scalability needs

TS Easy Print allows default printerredirection only

Per session scoping of redirected printers

also helps TS scalabilityTS print jobs do not clog networkbandwidth

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Remote Desktop Connection clientversion 6.1

.NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 1

IHV printer driver present onclient computer

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Default: TS Easy Print first, thenmatching IHV driver

Matching IHV driver used only if client

computer not TS Easy Print readyMatching IHV driver first, then TS EasyPrint

Set only if all client computers not TS EasyPrint ready

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Existing printer drivers work withTS Easy Print

When developing new printer drivers,

use XPSDrv print driver architectureSeveral local printing benefits

Most efficient TS printing

At least one less format conversion

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Thin client supportDriverless client scenario

Evolution with XPS

Lower bandwidth consumption for graphicsintensive documents

No .NET Framework dependency on

client computerTS Easy Print tests in Windows Driver Kit

Inclusion in Device Logo

Ability to TS certify your printer drivers

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Client Computer

Terminal Server

Applications

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Adopt XPSTS printing is easy!

As seamless as local printing

Tell customers that printer buying decisionsnot dependent on TS anymore

Printer drivers no longer roadblock in

64-bit server adoption

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TS Bloghttp://blogs.msdn.com/ts/Whats New in Terminal Services for Windows Servercodenamed Longhorn -http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=87440

Questions: TS Newsgroupmicrosoft.public.windows.terminal_services

How to implement and optimize for XPS and Print?

CLN-T370 XPSDrv: Best Practices Using Print Verifier

CLN-C369 Print Verifier and XPSDrv Driver Development

CLN-T371 Performance Optimization for XPS Documents

CLN-C372 XPS Document Optimization and Best Practices

Lab: CLN-V373 XPSDrv Lab: How to Develop and Test Print

Drivers and Filters
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