Connecting local printers when using remote desktop

Have been struggling with this all day today so just thought Id make a note of some useful information I found out. I’ll assume that people know how to connect local printers when using remote desktop (IE ticking the box that says “printers” in the remote desktop options).

However, you may have noticed that it doesn’t always work – you may find that even though this box is ticked, the printer doesn’t show up when in remote desktop.

This is a common problem and is related to the drivers not being installed on the remote machine – which seems to be the popular consensus. The information that wasn’t so clear, is confirming this; as follows:
On the remote machine, go into the event log, and look for a 1111 Event ID – this confirms that the problem is with the driver not being present. It should then just be a case of installing the driver on the remote machine – its proving a pain for me however, because I’m using a Kodak, which wont install the driver unless the printer is present – guess this will involve a little trip to the office with the printer!!

Sources: Howtofixcomputers.com