Re: adding printers to windows 2000
From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 12/08/04
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Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 22:22:11 +0100
rick wrote:
> I have about 400 machines that I need to install printers to. I found a
> script for Windows Xp to install printers for, but I can't find anything to
> do it for Windows 2000. It would be a big help if I could do this remotely.
> But can it even be done. Thanks for the help.
Hi
Take a look at prnadmin.dll in the MS Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit
(can be used for Windows 2000 as well).
Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en
(The kit will install on WinXP or later, but you can copy needed
files over to a Win2k computer, and then run regsvr32.exe against
prnadmin.dll)
More about PrnAdmin:
Printer Administration Objects (PrnAdmin) is a COM-based tool that
provides large-scale, noninteractive control of printers, drivers,
and ports on local and remote computers.
Using PrnAdmin, you can:
Add and delete a local or remote printer.
Add and delete printer connections.
Add and delete a local or remote form.
Add and delete a local or remote standard TCP/IP port (of type
Line Printer Remote (LPR) or RAW).
Add and delete a local or remote driver.
View a list of printers, ports, drivers, and forms on a local or
remote computer.
Control and configure a local or remote printer.
PrnAdmin consists of several scriptable COM objects residing in
Prnadmin.dll, which functions as a wrapper around Printui.dll.
Several Microsoft Visual Basic Script (VBScript) sample files are
included with the tool.
Note
For more detailed information on how to use PrnAdmin.DLL, see
Prnadmin.doc. This white paper provides additional information on
printer, drivers, ports and forms to help administrators and
programmers manage a large number of local and remote printers.
Corresponding Operating System Features
All the functionality of prnadmin.dll can be duplicated using the
printers folder and various wizards. Converting printer ports from
LPR to Standard TCP/IP is the only functionality in prnadmin.dll
for which there is no corresponding GUI.
For more information about PrnAdmin and the Windows Management
Instrumentation (WMI) scripts in Windows Server 2003, see
Designing and Deploying Print
Servers(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=4745) in the
Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit.
System Requirements
The following are the system requirements for this tool:
Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 operating systems.
Files Required
Prnadmin.dll
Prnadmin.doc
The following sample VBScript files are also required:
Clean.vbs
Clone.vbs (there is no WMI equivalent for the cloning script)
Conall.vbs
Defprn.vbs
Drvmgr.vbs
Forms.vbs
Persist.vbs
Portconv.vbs
Portmgr.vbs
Prncfg.vbs
Prnctrl.vbs
Prndata.vbs
Prnmgr.vbs
-- torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx
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