Re: Policy Preventing Kernel Mode Printer Drivers

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"Chris M" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Will wrote:
I'm not sure if this is something new in SP2, but apparently there is now
some group policy option to prevent installation of printer drivers with
kernel mode drivers. I need to install to Windows 2003 64-bit a driver
for the HP 9050DN. Does anyone know if HP makes any driver for this
printer that is not a kernel mode driver?

The policy setting is is present in XP too.

If you do need to install a Kernel-mode driver you could always amend the
policy to allow it.

That would be okay if the driver would stay installed and continue to work.
Unfortunately, the way I read that group policy option as soon as we later
turn the option back on the kernel mode drivers will stop loading? That
doesn't look good. And allowing normal users to install kernel-mode
anything doesn't seem right either.

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Will


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