Printer for all user

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Windows XP Pro SP2 and Windows 2000 Pro SP4.
I had login the machine using my user id and configure the printer.
Other of my colleagues login but no printer been configure and have to
configure again. I belived it is due to difference profile.
How to configure such that regardless of the difference userid login, the
setting of the printer is always there and in default printer?
 
If this is a domain, add your user accounts/objects to a new Organisational
Unit in Active Directory. In the Properties of that OU, create a group
policy and set a Login script for User Configuration.
Script Name: RunDll32.exe
Script Parameters: printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /n "\\SERVER\PRINTER" /q

The basic command to install a network printer is:
RunDLL32.exe printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /n "\\SERVER\PRINTER" /q

You can run this command many different ways...
add it to the "Run" key in the registry under Local Machine
create a batch file and add it to StartUp
create a VBS file and add it to StartUp
 
Instead of writing this
RunDLL32.exe printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /n "\\SERVER\PRINTER" /q
Or if you have to do it many times for every computer you can use the
graphic interface of printui.dll (print user interface) created by
third party vendors like Alagus Printer Installer. It is small, free,
no need of installation and you can find it at www.alagus.com
 
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