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How do I set up default group printers in Win Server 2003?

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by lfruchter

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Dear Wise Ones,

I'm so close to getting the network up and running in my school, but I'm so inexperienced with Group Policy!

I want all my users to have the same printers set up and ready to use in their accounts when they log on for the first time. The printers are all loaded in the print server and an individual user could browse for and then install all the different network printers they might use, but I want to spare us all this.

How do I set my user groups so that these printers are ready to go when they log in?

Thanks much and ever,
Lev in Brooklyn

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by ic-it

then this will work;

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722179.aspx

If it is a school setting, are you sure you want all users at all locations to have access to all printers? Sounds like an opportunity for mischief and headaches.

You could script the printer setup for each room and put the script in the startup folder.

by lfruchter

I'm not sure what "the R2" is, but going through the steps in "To install printers to groups of users or computers by using Group Policy" in the great link you sent me didn't work.

Do I also have to add the PushPrinterConnections.exe utility to the user logon script? (If so, is this done on the server or the workstations? [Every workstation? Ulp!])

Thanks for getting me this far!

Lev

by ic-it

Be entitled to a free upgrade; here is some info from the licensing page.

I currently have Windows Server 2003 Client Access Licenses. Will I need to purchase new Windows Server 2003 R2 CALs?

A. No. New CALs are not required for Windows Server 2003 R2. Existing Windows Server 2003 CALs will work with Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2.

Q. If my server is covered under Software Assurance, do I have to pay for Windows Server 2003 R2?

A. No. As part of Software Assurance benefits, you will receive the rights to upgrade your servers to Windows Server 2003 R2.

by lfruchter

Okay, figured out the "R2" -- duh, it says it right after Server 2003 on my splash screen. So I have the right installation and will try your directions again and try to isolate my variables if it doesn't work. Thanks for the great specifics!

Lev

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