TexasTbird;773318 Wrote:
I had this same problem and realized that it is caused when I RDP into
my vista box. This is due to new RDP 6.1 client default behavior. You
get RDP 6.1 with Vista SP1. A simple workaround is to uncheck the
"Printers" box in the RDP client options under "RDP - Options - Local
Resources"

I had the same problem as TexasTbird. I suspected it was the remote
desktop connection I just never looked into it until now. I remoted in
to my home machine from my laptop and it removed the default printer
setting from my home machine. I am assuming that unchecking the
"Printers" box under the Local Resources tab for the extended options
should do the trick.

It is most likely setting the default printer for the remote machine to
the default printer on the remoting machine, but doesn't seem to return
the default printer setting when you log off. This might not be your
problem but it could help others.

As for Cari's responses, I do not believe Windows Vista will
automatically select a default printer on boot. If one was not already
selected for some reason you will just not have a default and you will
need to specify a printer manually. This may cause some programs to not
be able to print until you pick a default printer. There is no reason
that the default printer should change every time Vista loads though she
speaks as if it is intended functionality. I would say reinstall all
your printers and set the default again. Also keep an eye on installed
programs that may be resetting the default for you as part of their boot
check. Perhaps the drivers for the fax machine, or a software utility
or suite that came with the fax machine has a "feature" to automatically
set it to default.


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