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I am running a lab with Win2k OS on a NT4 network.
For the last 2 years, I would install the Network printer as an Administrator and it would show up in everyone's profile. This year, no matter what I do on my new Win2k systems, it doesn't work. I have tried everything I can think of. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Dan |
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Printing is stored in the user's profile. There are only
two ways I have been able to add printers so they are machine based. One way is to use IPP (but that is not available in NT4 servers) and pasting the URL (http://servername/printers/printername/.printer) of the local print server running IIS. The other way is when adding a printer through the Add Printer wizard, chose local port (remove PNP check box) then select to create a new local port. For the name define the IP address of the printer and then finish the rest of the configuration of the printer drivers, don't share it, etc. These two methods will create printers for the machine and not be used based. MS did have a VB script you could use posted on their website which would allow you to add printers each time they login to the network no matter which PC they logged into. The VB script would be part of the login script. MS just doesn't get the idea that Novell used about printers being machne specific and not based on profiles. >-----Original Message----- >I am running a lab with Win2k OS on a NT4 network. >For the last 2 years, I would install the Network printer >as an Administrator and it would show up in everyone's >profile. This year, no matter what I do on my new Win2k >systems, it doesn't work. I have tried everything I can >think of. >Any help would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks > >Dan >. > |
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