Chobin said:
Hello, can you help me?
I need to install and configure 6 network printers
into almost 100+ computer (running xp).
Is there a way to automate the installation, to save time?
Ex: exporting a portion of the registry containing the
printers references from a computer and importing the .reg
file into each other computer?
Thank you very much for your attention and sorry for my
terrible English.
Hi,
An alternative is to use the prnadmin.dll that comes with the
MS Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit from a script.
Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en
(The kit will install on WinXP or later, but you can copy needed
files over to other computers, and then run regsvr32.exe against
prnadmin.dll)
More about PrnAdmin (from the RK help file):
Printer Administration Objects (PrnAdmin) is a COM-based tool that
provides large-scale, noninteractive control of printers, drivers,
and ports on local and remote computers.
Using PrnAdmin, you can:
Add and delete a local or remote printer.
Add and delete printer connections.
Add and delete a local or remote form.
Add and delete a local or remote standard TCP/IP port (of type
Line Printer Remote (LPR) or RAW).
Add and delete a local or remote driver.
View a list of printers, ports, drivers, and forms on a local or
remote computer.
Control and configure a local or remote printer.
PrnAdmin consists of several scriptable COM objects residing in
Prnadmin.dll, which functions as a wrapper around Printui.dll.
Several Microsoft Visual Basic Script (VBScript) sample files are
included with the tool.
Note
For more detailed information on how to use PrnAdmin.DLL, see
Prnadmin.doc. This white paper provides additional information on
printer, drivers, ports and forms to help administrators and
programmers manage a large number of local and remote printers.
Corresponding Operating System Features
All the functionality of prnadmin.dll can be duplicated using the
printers folder and various wizards. Converting printer ports from
LPR to Standard TCP/IP is the only functionality in prnadmin.dll
for which there is no corresponding GUI.
For more information about PrnAdmin and the Windows Management
Instrumentation (WMI) scripts in Windows Server 2003, see
Designing and Deploying Print
Servers(
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=4745) in the
Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit.
Files Required
Prnadmin.dll
The following sample VBScript files are also included:
Prnadmin.doc
Clean.vbs
Clone.vbs (there is no WMI equivalent for the cloning script)
Conall.vbs
Defprn.vbs
Drvmgr.vbs
Forms.vbs
Persist.vbs
Portconv.vbs
Portmgr.vbs
Prncfg.vbs
Prnctrl.vbs
Prndata.vbs
Prnmgr.vbs
and
HOW TO: Programmatically Create a Printer and Printer Port by
Using PrinterAdmin (Prnadmin.dll) with a Visual Basic Script
in Microsoft Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321025