Unable to install network printer

[Realgar]

Hello,
I've a problem installing network printers. When I had only a Windows 2000
environment, with clients windows 2000 and server windows 2000, a normal
user (without admin rights) was able to install network printers.
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".

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 a 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.

Any idea?
Tnx

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

See Bruce Sanderson's article at:
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm

 

[Alan Morris [MSFT]]

Since the print server is a clustered machine make sure that kerberos is
enabled on the clustered network name.

The issue is the client cannot determine if the print server is in the same
domain as the client and the Point and Print Restriction policy is blocking
the driver installation.

the policy is under
User Configuration, Admin Templates, Control Panel, Printers



--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

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[Alan Morris [MSFT]]

Also verify
reverse DNS name lookup is working

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Since the print server is a clustered machine make sure that kerberos is
enabled on the clustered network name.

The issue is the client cannot determine if the print server is in the
same domain as the client and the Point and Print Restriction policy is
blocking the driver installation.

the policy is under
User Configuration, Admin Templates, Control Panel, Printers



--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

See Bruce Sanderson's article at:
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm