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by daniel

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How could I set up a network printer on a Windows 2K Prof. workstation where every user that logs into that machine would have the printer already installed (so would not have to install printer for every user that accesses machine). We are not using roaming profiles, so would be part of local user profile.

Thanks,
Dan

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by acattr

3 ways

1. roaming profiles

2. extract con2prt.exe from the server resource
kit. Put this file in your netlogon folder. Call it
using its syntax from your logon script.

3. copy con2prt.exe to each c:\winnt\system32
folder. Create a batch file that calls it and
place a shortcut of that batch file in the startup
folder on each computer.

by gigelul

Hi,
Define a new user (local account), logon with this account, install printer (and any additional settings), logoff and logon with local admin account, copy the previous user profile and replace all users profile with this one (but preserve the name of the all user profile).
Or use this command:
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ga /c\\workstation /n\\printserver\printername /j"LanMan Print Services"
Or use for help:
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /?

by lyallaust

One of the cool things i found while working on w2k deployment installed was the Print User Interface installer. Adding a line or two to the logon script will connect the printer for every user.
If the printer has a password, insert a "Net Use" line to authenticate.
To add the printer, you can use the automated system. Unfortunatelly I dont know the syntax, but it can be found from running the following command line:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /?

The line is case sensitive.

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