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Network Printer Disappears in Win 2000

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by astromusicman

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I have 4 school computer labs with 24 Windows 2000 machines each which log into an NT4 domain. One of the computers in each of the labs has a printer installed and shared for the other machines in the room to use.

Unfortunately, after I install the printer as the administrator on each of the clients in the room, and log on as another user, the printer is gone and must be re-installed again for the next user (most of whom do not have administrative privilege on the network). I am simply unwilling to install the printer for each user as there are 400 users per building (with around 100 different computers means 40,000 individual installations). I need some way to allow all of these users (who do have a common login script) to access eachof these printers depending on the lab they are using at the time of printing. I have tried making a default profile with the printer installed and it has not worked so far.

I'm really up against the wall and could use some help on this.

TOM

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by dklippert

Here are some suggestions:

Change the permissions so that the Everybody account has the "Print" permission, or setup so the Users Local group has at least "Print" permissions and the Owners have full control.

How to Add Printers with No User Interaction in Windows Q189105
http://tinyurl.com/1ooy

A Description of the Privilege That a User Must Have to Install or Modify a Local Printer Q297780
http://tinyurl.com/1op0

by astromusicman

THANK YOU!!!! Q189105 did the trick. I had searched the MS database but that was not one of the options I was given.

I'm a (somewhat) happy man again!

TOM

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