Adding a Printer

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Hello,

I am trying to add my Tektronix 750DP to my AD. When I
goto add a "new" "printer" within AD, I enter in
\\servername\sharedname and I get an error stating to use
the printer folder...??? Would there be any benfit to
doing it this way? Or should I just install the printer
on my PDC, share it out. And then use "connect" on the
clients.

Thank's
 
Yes, adding the printer in AD manually is for pre-Windows2000 Computers, If
you add a printer by the "Add Printer Wizard" and share it, it will be
automatically published in AD, "So the printer object creates in AD
automatically but are invisible in AD Users & Computers"

You can use the Find Printer windows to view printer within the Active
Directory and then connect them from there.

You can use the follow script with in a login script to add common printers
automatically and set a standard printer, join the
microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting community if you works with
scripts. also visit www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

Script Code from TechNet Script Center

Set WshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\PrintServer1\Xerox300"
WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\PrintServer1\Xerox300"



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Christoffer Andersson
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When you create a printer on one of your domain clients or servers, the
printer object will be automatically created in AD for you. You have to
install the printer in old traditional was. The object in AD is just a
representation of a printer with its UNC path, so that you can search for
printers.

Regards
 
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