Printer deployment to restricted users

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Hi

I run a college environment network running Windows 2000 Pro clients and a Windows 2000 Server. A simple single-scope, single domain setup

Obviously all the student accounts and computers are locked down, minimal GUI's & no priviledges to make local system changes. All student account use a generic mandatory profile. Staff users have administrative rights to local computers
I need all students to be able to print to a printer in their room. They are segregated in different OU's for GP settings - or each computer can be maintained locally

I can add the printer to the local computer using an administrator account, but it doesn't appear in the printers for the students. I can't add the printers as a user even though GP is setting the computers to allow all domain users to load/unload device drivers, they aren't restricted from adding printers & they have the proper rights to the printer itself

Someone must have come accross this problem before? Or maybe its just me!...

Thanks for reading,
 
See if Bruce Sanderson's article helps.....
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm
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Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

Aaron Kolton said:
Hi,

I run a college environment network running Windows 2000 Pro clients and a
Windows 2000 Server. A simple single-scope, single domain setup.
Obviously all the student accounts and computers are locked down, minimal
GUI's & no priviledges to make local system changes. All student account use
a generic mandatory profile. Staff users have administrative rights to local
computers.
I need all students to be able to print to a printer in their room. They
are segregated in different OU's for GP settings - or each computer can be
maintained locally.
I can add the printer to the local computer using an administrator
account, but it doesn't appear in the printers for the students. I can't add
the printers as a user even though GP is setting the computers to allow all
domain users to load/unload device drivers, they aren't restricted from
adding printers & they have the proper rights to the printer itself.
 
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