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Everyone sees the printer in NT?

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by dagar

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If a printer is setup, how do I configure the machines in the workgroup so that no matter who logs on, the printer will automatically be there in their printers folder? NT4 workstation is setup as the client machines.

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by kevsumm

Hi.

For Windows NT or 2000 systems, I suggest using login scripting with KiXtart to resolve your issue. The free utility (part of the Windows NT Resource Kit) allows you to, among other things, add printers, set defaults, etc.

Here is the "official" website: http://www.kixtart.org/

We use KiXtart to complete many functions, but can be used simply as a printer-helper for you here.

by rserao

Yup.. I agree with KevSumm in that Kixtart is your best bet. The native login scripting in NT lacks the features to do what you ask. If you were running Netware it wouldn't be a problem.. but.....

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