Hi

We're moving our network printers to a new print server, so we want to use a
new feature in Win2003 R2 - deploy printers via GPO to our users.
Since they still have network printers installed that are pointing to an old
server, after deploying a GPO to point all printers to a new server, the
default printer at users is still pointing to an old server. Is it possible
to set that newly deployed printers will also be default ? Also if I deploy
more than one printer, the first one is always used as a default (if there
is no printers installed on a client side). Can this be changed?

Thank you in advance.
Regards,
Miha

In news:(E-Mail Removed),
Miha <(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
> Hi
>
> We're moving our network printers to a new print server, so we want
> to use a new feature in Win2003 R2 - deploy printers via GPO to our
> users. Since they still have network printers installed that are pointing
> to
> an old server, after deploying a GPO to point all printers to a new
> server, the default printer at users is still pointing to an old
> server. Is it possible to set that newly deployed printers will also
> be default ? Also if I deploy more than one printer, the first one is
> always used as a default (if there is no printers installed on a
> client side). Can this be changed?
> Thank you in advance.
> Regards,
> Miha

You might post in a GP group for more expert help. I personally use a more
old-fashioned method for printers (con2prt.exe in a login script - which can
both deletes add printers).

With this program, con2prt, a normal user without admin rights, is able to
install a network printer? I've the problem with the WinXp client, where
normal users cannot add network printers..

Tnx


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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> In news:(E-Mail Removed),
> Miha <(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
>> Hi
>>
>> We're moving our network printers to a new print server, so we want
>> to use a new feature in Win2003 R2 - deploy printers via GPO to our
>> users. Since they still have network printers installed that are pointing
>> to
>> an old server, after deploying a GPO to point all printers to a new
>> server, the default printer at users is still pointing to an old
>> server. Is it possible to set that newly deployed printers will also
>> be default ? Also if I deploy more than one printer, the first one is
>> always used as a default (if there is no printers installed on a
>> client side). Can this be changed?
>> Thank you in advance.
>> Regards,
>> Miha
>
> You might post in a GP group for more expert help. I personally use a more
> old-fashioned method for printers (con2prt.exe in a login script - which
> can both deletes add printers).
>

Follow-Up to microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy

Realgar schrieb:
> With this program, con2prt, a normal user without admin rights, is able to
> install a network printer?

No. He is able to connect to a shared printer on a server.
At time he connects to it, the driver is copied from the server to the
client. This is possible.

> I've the problem with the WinXp client, where
> normal users cannot add network printers..

Because you denied it by policy?
USerconfig\AdmTempl\Control Panel\Printer

Mark
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Mark Heitbrink - MVP Windows Server - Group Policy

Homepage: www.gruppenrichtlinien.de - deutsch
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Realgar wrote:
> With this program, con2prt, a normal user without admin rights, is able to
> install a network printer? I've the problem with the WinXp client, where
> normal users cannot add network printers..
>
> Tnx
>
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> ha scritto nel
> messaggio news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In news:(E-Mail Removed),
>> Miha <(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> We're moving our network printers to a new print server, so we want
>>> to use a new feature in Win2003 R2 - deploy printers via GPO to our
>>> users. Since they still have network printers installed that are pointing
>>> to
>>> an old server, after deploying a GPO to point all printers to a new
>>> server, the default printer at users is still pointing to an old
>>> server. Is it possible to set that newly deployed printers will also
>>> be default ? Also if I deploy more than one printer, the first one is
>>> always used as a default (if there is no printers installed on a
>>> client side). Can this be changed?
>>> Thank you in advance.
>>> Regards,
>>> Miha
>> You might post in a GP group for more expert help. I personally use a more
>> old-fashioned method for printers (con2prt.exe in a login script - which
>> can both deletes add printers).
>>
>
>
Any user can add a network printer that is published in the directory.

....kurt

Yes,
when I had only my Windows 2000 environment, with clients windows 2000 and
server windows 2000 this was right. Now I'm implementing Windows Xp sp2
clients inside my network, and this clients are unable to install network
printers (intalled and shared from the windows 2000 adv srv).
When a user try to connect to a printer, the message is:
"A policy is in effect on your computer which prevents you from connecting
to this print queue. Please contact your system administrator."

Thinking that was something inside a gp, I've created a new ou with a blank
gp and inserted inside it a pc and a user, but the result is the same. Using
gp's instrument to look if some policies had been applied, everything was
"not defined".

Any idea?
I've found this kb:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888046/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319939/en-us
but they don't work...
My printer server is an windows 2000 advanced server in cluster with a same
server. And the new clients are all Windows XP sp2. All pc/server are
updated with SUS.

Tnx


"Kurt" <(E-Mail Removed)> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Realgar wrote:
>> With this program, con2prt, a normal user without admin rights, is able
>> to install a network printer? I've the problem with the WinXp client,
>> where normal users cannot add network printers..
>>
>> Tnx
>>
>>
>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> ha scritto
>> nel messaggio news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> In news:(E-Mail Removed),
>>> Miha <(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> We're moving our network printers to a new print server, so we want
>>>> to use a new feature in Win2003 R2 - deploy printers via GPO to our
>>>> users. Since they still have network printers installed that are
>>>> pointing to
>>>> an old server, after deploying a GPO to point all printers to a new
>>>> server, the default printer at users is still pointing to an old
>>>> server. Is it possible to set that newly deployed printers will also
>>>> be default ? Also if I deploy more than one printer, the first one is
>>>> always used as a default (if there is no printers installed on a
>>>> client side). Can this be changed?
>>>> Thank you in advance.
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Miha
>>> You might post in a GP group for more expert help. I personally use a
>>> more old-fashioned method for printers (con2prt.exe in a login script -
>>> which can both deletes add printers).
>>>
>>
>>
> Any user can add a network printer that is published in the directory.
>
> ...kurt

Hi

Realgar schrieb:
> "A policy is in effect on your computer which prevents you from connecting
> to this print queue. Please contact your system administrator."

- Create a new OU
- set "block inheritance" on that OU
- move a user to this OU
- move a computer to this OU
- logon
?

Still not working?
Delete manually:
HKLM + HKCU
\Software\Policies
\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies
(you need local admin rights to do that)

If it now works, there is a problem in your existing GPO structure
or in the installation, perhaps you manipulated the hivedef.inf
ot a different kind of running a unattended setup, with selfmade
registry settings.

The creation of the OU with blocking GPO is only for troubleshooting
reason.

Mark
--
Mark Heitbrink - MVP Windows Server - Group Policy

Homepage: www.gruppenrichtlinien.de - deutsch
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