How can I share a networked printer for all users

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Hi, all
We have a shared printer installed on a NT4 server (PDC). For W2k workstation, we have to manually configure printer for each user everytime wjen a new user log into the pc

Is there anyway I can set a local policy so I don't have to re-config new users using the printer

Thanks
Rick

 

[Alan Morris\(MSFT\)]

no local policy but you can make a per machine connection to the printer
rather than a per user connection (default). There are several post in this
forum regarding how to script this.

4 network printer for all users
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314486&Product=winxp
How to Add Printers with No User Interaction in Windows XP
rundll32 printui,PrintUIEntry /?

use /g option

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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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Hi, all:
We have a shared printer installed on a NT4 server (PDC). For W2k

workstation, we have to manually configure printer for each user everytime
wjen a new user log into the pc.

 

[Bruce Sanderson]

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

The KB article referenced by Alan Morris has some good information, but it
does not specifically describe how to use the /ga option in a simple way to
do what you want.

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Bruce Sanderson MVP

It's perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.

Hi, all:
We have a shared printer installed on a NT4 server (PDC). For W2k

workstation, we have to manually configure printer for each user everytime
wjen a new user log into the pc.