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Can a user add a local printer?

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Is there a way to allow a member of the Users group add a local printer in Windows 2000 Pro? Adding the user to the PowerUsers group is not an option.
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by rgrowcock

One of the things that I've done is go to the users PC, click on Network neighborhood and select the print server and printer that you want to add. The system will ask you how you want to connect to that printer, (i.e. administrator and asks for that password.) That is one option if it is only a few users.
If there is more than just a few, I suggest setting up a new group that gives access to the printers and add your users to that group. NT also has a built-in group, Print Operators, that will allow users to add their own printers and can purge print jobs too. I have a small network and I give users Print Operator priviledges. Hope this gives you a way to go. Roger

by tamj123

give that user load and unload device driver right under user manger\policies\user right
make sure checked show users advance rights

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