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printer installation
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| Stevet 2002-06-14, 3:03 am |
| how can i install a network printer so all users have access to it. i ve installed it as the administrator but when i log in as any other user they dont seem to have access to it.
thanks stevet | |
| psnell 2002-06-14, 8:16 am |
| Stevet, provide a bit more information . . .
Are you logging into the same machine the printer is installed on or another networked machine? Did you share out the printer? Have you tried to add it under the other profiles?
-- Pete | |
| maxmax79 2002-06-14, 8:29 am |
| You will have to share the printer on the local machine that you intalled the printer on, that machine will become a print server. Now you will have to setup a printer pointing to the printer on the print server on any of the other network clients that you want to use that printer. | |
| psnell 2002-06-14, 9:12 am |
| That's exactly what I was getting at. | |
| maxmax79 2002-06-14, 9:41 am |
| Great minds think alike | |
| psnell 2002-06-14, 10:06 am |
| quote:
Great minds think alike
In that case, you should appreciate this:
I have this saying I use here when users ask for help without describing the issue. I tell them, "Based on the information you provided, the problem you are referring to isn't working properly and should probably be fixed." Which essentially translates into, I can't give you a soultion if you don't tell me your problem. | |
| Stevet 2002-06-17, 1:18 am |
| the printer is a network share yes it is shared out, the problem i'm having is allowing other user who may not have logged on to the computer before getting the printer to show up automatically when they log on. there are restrictions in place to stop people from changing settings so allowing them to set it up is a no go. is there a way of setting the printer up with the administrative account and then letting other users to get automatic access to the printer. | |
| psnell 2002-06-18, 2:29 pm |
| Not that I am aware of. Here I get around those situations of having to install printer drivers or software that requires admin rights by putting the user account in the local admin group, performing the task that needs to be done as them, then degrading their accounts again. I don't know if this will work in your situation. | |
| bjoka5 2002-06-18, 2:59 pm |
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Originally posted by Stevet
how can i install a network printer so all users have access to it. i ve installed it as the administrator but when i log in as any other user they dont seem to have access to it.
thanks stevet
Your not giving enough info like is the printer attach to a server and what windows are you running and what kind of network are you running. | |
| jombeewoof 2002-06-19, 8:23 am |
| this is a perfect example of why GPO's are so nifty (yes I said nifty)
well first of all do you have a domain? if so
AD users and comps> new GPO> under user config>admin templates>control panel>printers> you coule disable the disable addition of printers and enable disable deletion of printers (it will make sense when you look at it)
then under Computer config>admin templates>printers> enable printer browsing for that particular OU or whatever object your users are
while this wouldn't automatically setup their printer it would enable them to set it up under their username | |
| chunder 2002-06-19, 10:50 pm |
| without admin rights you cannot add a local printer, this we know. however, we have been rolling out new machines with w2k pro on them and have been able to add network printers no problem. so, are you blocking printer installation via a GPO on a domain? or a local security policy?
here's an article from MS but it's geared towards NT:
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...b;EN-US;q252388
i'll keep looking.
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this should be a good try...
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...b;EN-US;q189105 |
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