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by jki659 Aug 29, 2002 last reply Oct 28, 2002

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Anyone know how to set a printer as the default to the machine in an xp/98/NT enviroment with roveing desktops WITHOUT the user haveing to select or do anything but hit "print" yet matain the default printer in their profiles?

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by ealonw Aug 29, 2002

In printers folder right click, highlight and check set printer default on your choice of printer.

by jki659 Aug 29, 2002

that stays with the users profile I need it to stay at the machine

by joseph moore Aug 29, 2002

There are a few ways to do this. One was is outlined in Technet article Q252388, "How to Add a Default Printer for All New Users"

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US; q252388
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hope this helps

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