Re: Power User Cannot Add Local Printer

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Cari,

Thanks for the reply. I have already followed the steps outlined in the KB
article you referenced. The Add Printer icon in Printers and Faxes is enabled
for my test user and I can use the Add Printer Wizard to successfully add a
copy of the printer.

The same this fails when I try to do this programmatically using the Windows
API call AddPrinter. This is where I am confused. Why can I do it through
the UI, but fail with a security error through my program?


"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

See:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;297780
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Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows

"Geekgrrl71" <Geekgrrl71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CA6FF1B6-C30B-4CF2-B522-06EE49D5DEF3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello,
I have a small application that calls AddPrinter to create a copy of an
installed printer.

Everything works fine under the administrator account, or an account with
administrative privileges. When I try to copy a printer with this
application
under a user who is part of the Power User group, it fails with error 1307
(This security ID may not be assigned as the owner of this object. ) I
have
added Power Users to the Load/Unload device driver user rights and the
printer still fails to copy.

Strange to me though, I can successfully create a copy of the printer
using
the Add Printer Wizard.

Does anyone have any ideas what the add printer wizard is doing
differently?

Thanks.


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