installing network printer in netlogon script problem

[Tomasz Chmielewski]

Hello,

I have a domain server that has a printer attached to it, and I want to
make this printer available to win2k clients that log into a domain.

I want to install printer in a netlogon script. To do so, I wanted to
use the following:

RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry /m"HP 2000C" /l
%windir%\inf\ntprint.inf /in /n \\server\HP_2000C

Unfortunately, this doesn't work, and a client complains that the server
does not have drivers.

But I already specified location of the drivers to local (as HP 2000C
drivers are bundled with win2k), and I don't want to download them from
the server anyway (could be a pain for a laptopper who just logged into
a domain remotely over a slow dial-up).

I also tried with /if /f switches, but also without any success.

I also noticed that win2k seems to ignore /l and /f switches, as even
when I add some non-existing path there, win2k is not complaining about
this.

Any clue on hoow to install printer drivers in a logon script (with *no*
end-user interaction)?

Tomek

 

[Guest]

Check out Printer Migration Manager. It is a great tool for exactly this.

http://www.softwareshelf.com/products/display.asp?p=113

 

[Tomasz Chmielewski]

Check out Printer Migration Manager. It is a great tool for exactly this.

http://www.softwareshelf.com/products/display.asp?p=113

that's $300 tool that just installs a printer?

you were joking, right?


Tomek