point and print

From: Dieter Molle (dieter.molle_at_gmx.de)
Date: 03/18/04 

Date: 18 Mar 2004 02:49:54 -0800

Hi all,
maybe anyone can give me some input...

my goal is
- to control, which printer drivers are installed on my terminal
servers
- to allow users to map printers from exactly ONE print server
- auto-created printers are not a choice

my actual problems are
- users can map printers from ANY print server
- when they map a printer, the driver is installed in the background
(that
windows "point and print" feature installs the drivers under SYSTEM
context, so i cannot use the "prevent users from installing printer
drivers"
policy :-(. So i have no control over what drivers come onto my
servers.

i found that new "point and print restriction" policy, where i could
allow
that feature only on specified servers, but the printers are
nevertheless installed if a matching driver is found in the
drivers.cab.

thanks in advance for your help!
regards,
  Dieter

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