Does any one know how to publish printers in active directory Windows 2003
network so that they automatically get installed on a workstation (windows
XP or windows 2000)? I just don't want to have to add all printers on every
pc.

Thanks in advance,
Morley

Morley Lee schrieb:
> Does any one know how to publish printers in active directory Windows 2003
> network so that they automatically get installed on a workstation (windows
> XP or windows 2000)? I just don't want to have to add all printers on every
> pc.

you can connect the printers to the clients with the "con2prt.exe" tool.
You can combine this tool with a logon script.

The next possibility is to use rundll.exe printui.dll

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=k...9105&x=22&y=11
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=k...81663&x=11&y=8


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Frank Röder
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The printers don't have to be published to use Deployed Printer Connection
policy.

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true

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> Morley Lee schrieb:
>> Does any one know how to publish printers in active directory Windows
>> 2003 network so that they automatically get installed on a workstation
>> (windows XP or windows 2000)? I just don't want to have to add all
>> printers on every pc.
>
> you can connect the printers to the clients with the "con2prt.exe" tool.
> You can combine this tool with a logon script.
>
> The next possibility is to use rundll.exe printui.dll
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=k...9105&x=22&y=11
> http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=k...81663&x=11&y=8
>
>
> --
> Viele Grüße
> Frank Röder
> MVP Windows Server System - Directory Services
> "Ex oriente lux"

Alan Morris [MSFT] schrieb:
> The printers don't have to be published to use Deployed Printer Connection
> policy.
>
> http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true
>
i know Alan, but the poster wrote 2003 not 2003 R2.

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Viele Grüße
Frank Röder
MVP Windows Server System - Directory Services
"Ex oriente lux"