RE: Printers and Faxes
- From: v-kzhao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ("Ken Zhao [MSFT]")
- Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:40:31 GMT
Based on my research, we have the following methods to achieve this goal:
Method 1:
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If you have setup a printer server to handle all printers on a server, you
may deploy printers to users or computers by using Group Policy. To do
this, you use the Deploy with Group Policy dialog box to automatically add
a printer connection setting to an existing Group Policy object (GPO) in
Active Directory. When Group Policy processing runs on client computers,
the printer connection settings are applied to the users or computers
associated with the GPO. Printers you deploy by using this method appear in
the Deployed Printers object of Print Management tree when the print server
they are connected to is being monitored. You will have Read Access on the
GPO to which the printers are being deployed.
This method of installing a printer is useful in a laboratory, classroom,
or branch office setting where every computer in the room or office needs
access to the same printer. It is also useful in large organizations, where
computers and printers are often separated by function, workgroup, or
department, such as marketing or human resources.
Method 2:
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A printer connection that has been installed by using a per-user connection
is available to users on any computer the user logs on to in the network. A
printer connection that has been installed by using a pushed per-machine
connection appears in the printers and faxes folder, ready for use by any
user the next time they log on to that computer.
To enable this feature, you must use a utility called
PushPrinterConnections.exe. The PushPrinterConnections.exe utility is only
needed on computers running Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server
2003 R2 client computers.
First, add the PushPrinterConnections.exe utility to a machine startup
script (for per-machine connections) or to a user logon script (for
per-user connections). The utility reads the settings made by the GPO
containing the printer setting and adds the printer connection.
It is a good idea to use the same GPO for both the printer connection
settings and the PushPrinterConnections.exe computer startup or user logon
script. This ensures that only users (or computers) that receive the
printer connection settings will run the PushPrinterConnections.exe utility.
For more detailed steps about how to install printers to groups of users or
computers by using Group Policy and use the PushPrinterConnections.exe
file, please refer to the following guide article:
Step-by-Step Guide for Print Management
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/312b10cb-73ec-40c7-a4
df-63dd7248d93d1033.mspx
Method 3:
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Also you may use script to add printer and deploy the script as a logon
script to do this job. The following articles are for your reference:
263226: How to Add a Default Printer Using a Visual Basic Script
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263226/en-us
Adding a Printer Connection by Using WSH
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/guide/sas_prn_avmt.mspx
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