Re: Problem setting up PC printers in an AD network.

We are talking about IP printers set up on and shared from the server.
Plus a few USB printers set up on other PCs and shared from them.

I am looking at the provided link and will have to check if they have R2
(I doubt it at the moment) or if will have to go the script route.

Roger Vicker, CCP

On 10/30/2007 2:34 AM, Lukas Beeler wrote:

On 10/29/07, Roger Vicker, CCP <rv-tech@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

However, with this new installation the users don't see any printers
unless they install them individually. That is the way the old NT
worked. If I copy ntuser.dat from a user that has setup the printers to

This is how it has always worked, IF we're talking about shared
network printers, that are not installed locally but on a server.
shared network printers are specific per user, while locally installed
printers are per machine.

Any W2K3 experts out there that can advise on how to setup the printers
once per PC and not per each user of that PC?

Your best bet would be to use group policy to deploy printers to all users.

e.G. http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Deploying-Printers-Group-Policy-Windows-R2.html

You could also write a simple logon script that connects the printers.