Adding a network printer to all profiles

[Crockett]

Is there a way to add a network printer to all of the
existing profiles without having to add it to each
individual profile? I know that I could add it to one
profile and copy that to the defult user profile but that
would only affect newly created profiles from there on.

 

[SaltPeter]

Is there a way to add a network printer to all of the
existing profiles without having to add it to each
individual profile? I know that I could add it to one
profile and copy that to the defult user profile but that
would only affect newly created profiles from there on.

That would be doing it the hard way in the case you are supporting a domain.
Create an Organizational Unit, place or create the printer share in OU, link
a GPO to OU, specify a simple batch file in group policy thats maps the
printer.

Any user or group created or moved into OU inherits the login script and
therefore the printer share. Then run the delegation wizard and let someone
else in that OU manage the printer for you.

If user moves to another similar OU, he inherits the printer at new
location.

the script needs not be anything complicated:
@echo off
IF EXIST W:\NUL NET USE W: /DELETE >NUL
net use w:\\server1\printer >NUL

 

[Bruce Sanderson]

See also http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm.