Frontend printing using SAPsprint

Currently we are using frontend printing using SAPlpd. This method is not recommended anymore and we have issues with it. So we would like to use SAPsprint instead.
Here is a typical scenario:
1- Web AS running on a UNIX box in location A
2- SAP GUI on Windows XP in location B
3- Print server running Windows 2003 server in location B
My question is: where should we install SAPsprint? What needs to be changed on Web AS? Do we still need SAPlpd on Windows XP workstations?
Cheers,
Masoud

Hello Masoud,
   Our implementation has SAPSprint running on our CI which then routes the job to our Windows print server that has all the printers defined and shared. We do not have SAPSprint installed on each workstation. SAPLPD will still run via the SAP GUI if the user selects the local print option which means that it will use the devices attached to that workstation directly. The SAPLPD that is used locally is part of our GUI install and is valid to use in conjunction with SAPSprint (for server based printing).
Example Output Device in SAP:
DeviceAttributes Tab
Device Type              ZHPLJ4 ZHPLJ4   : HP Laserjet 4 serie
Spool Server             r3ciserver_P01_00
Server Description
Host                     r3ciserver
Device Class              Standard printer
Access Method Tab
Host Spool Access Method C C: Direct operating system
Host printer
printserver\mis          ***Windows Print Server***
Host Name                r3ciserver                 ***Central Instance***
Hope that helps you some,
Thomas

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I think you'll be disappointed by a rather negative answer but I'll try to explain everything I know (or think I know) the best I can
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