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default printers with mand. profiles

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by m.feyersinger

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Hi!
I'm NetAdmin in a School. I've 120 workstations(NT4.0, Sp6)running with a NT4.0 Serverfarm (Sp6). The computers are located in 5 different rooms, one printer for each room (some Lexmark Optra, some HP LaserJet). There are approx. 400 users using one mandatory Profile. At the moment I have one default printer defined in the profile. But users often forget to change the printer if they are in another room. My Question is: Is there a possibility to give each user the Printer for the room he is in?
Thanks,
Markus

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by gowen

You can control which printer is the default by using a room based .pol and using a regestry entry such as

i.e This setting will allow you the change the default printer of a user by modifying the registry.

Open your registry and find the key appropriate for your operating system, as shown below.

Add or edit the value of 'Device', to equal the printer you want to become default for the current user.

Windows 95
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Windows]

Windows NT
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows]

Note: The device is the name used to represent the printer in the registry, the name can also be found in the [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Settings] key.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
Device REG_SZ "HP Laserjet,winspool,LPT1:"

Settings
Value Name: Device
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value Data:

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

by m.feyersinger

Sorry, that it took me so long to answer to the suggested solution.
It was very helpful. Thanks a lot.
Markus

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