Printer Driver Selection

Printer Driver Selection.

Printer Creation Choices:
Options about printer driver used, universal printer driver (UPD) or native printer driver (NPD).

If you choose the first option "Always Use NPD", native printer driver will be always used for the redirected printer.

If you choose the second option "Always Use UPD", universal printer driver will be always used for the redirected printer.

If you choose the third option "Use NPD First, then UPD", native printer driver will be used first, if native printer driver does not exist, universal printer driver will be used.

If you choose the fourth option "Use UPD First, then NPD", universal printer driver will be used first, if universal printer driver does not exist, native printer driver will be used.

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Printer Creation Choices:


  1. Always Use NPD
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\VMware, Inc.\VMware VDM\PrintRedir
    Value NamePrinterCreationSetting
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value1
  2. Always Use UPD
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\VMware, Inc.\VMware VDM\PrintRedir
    Value NamePrinterCreationSetting
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value2
  3. Use NPD First, then UPD
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\VMware, Inc.\VMware VDM\PrintRedir
    Value NamePrinterCreationSetting
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value3
  4. Use UPD First, then NPD
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\VMware, Inc.\VMware VDM\PrintRedir
    Value NamePrinterCreationSetting
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value4


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