Abstract: In a network environment, a printer system that prints from a Windows-based Terminal Server to a printer connected to a local client terminal without requiring installation of printer-specific drivers on the server. A single printer device driver is installed on the server and from the client machine, the user prints to the server print driver, which sends the print job to the local client. When the local client receives the print file, the printer specific device driver resident on the client prints the output to the local printer. This process eliminates the need for the server to have printer-specific drivers for each local printer.