Force default printer through group policy

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stevep

Hi all,

I want to force all users in the organisation to default to a certain
printer, is this easily done via a group policy setting, or is it
something that needs to be scripted or put into the login script?

Thanks
 
Howdy Steve!

I want to force all users in the organisation to default to a certain
printer, is this easily done via a group policy setting, or is it
something that needs to be scripted or put into the login script?
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With Windows Server 2003 R2 you're able to deploy printers via Group
Policy natively. But as you're writing in the win2000-newsgroup I assume
that you're running a Windows 2000 domain controller which only leaves
you the logon script option.

Here's a KB article on this topic:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314486/

cheers,

Florian
 
Hi,

Florian said:
With Windows Server 2003 R2 you're able to deploy printers via Group
Policy natively. [...]
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Just as an addon:
.... but you are not able to define the Default Printer with it :-(

Mark
 
Howdy!
Florian said:
With Windows Server 2003 R2 you're able to deploy printers via Group
Policy natively. [...]
Click to expand...

Just as an addon:
.... but you are not able to define the Default Printer with it :-(
Click to expand...

Hum.. okay .. you win.. ;)
It seems like the new "printer features" in R2 Group Policy are more
like "nice thoughts" than really cool features... this is not the first
detail that I'm missing or finding sort of weird in this...

cheers,

Florian
 
Florian, Mark and Norbert,

Thanks heaps for the links, you are right Florian, we are indeed
running on a Windows 2000 DC, for a while longer as well, so the login
script option looks like my best option.
I will also investigate the links provided, thanks again

Steve


Florian said:
Howdy!
Florian said:
With Windows Server 2003 R2 you're able to deploy printers via Group
Policy natively. [...]
Click to expand...

Just as an addon:
.... but you are not able to define the Default Printer with it :-(
Click to expand...

Hum.. okay .. you win.. ;)
It seems like the new "printer features" in R2 Group Policy are more
like "nice thoughts" than really cool features... this is not the first
detail that I'm missing or finding sort of weird in this...

cheers,

Florian
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