Printer settings

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Cameron Dorrough

Is it possible to set default printer settings for XP/2000 users using Group
Policy?!?

The problem: We have several HP laserprinters in our group, but on *this*
side of the Blig Blue Fence we use "A4" size paper - not the American
default "Letter" size. If anyone mucks with their print settings, the
printer tries to print "Letter" - locking the printer out for everyone else.

Thanks in advance,
Cameron:-)
 
Is it possible to set default printer settings for XP/2000 users using Group
Policy?!?

The problem: We have several HP laserprinters in our group, but on *this*
side of the Blig Blue Fence we use "A4" size paper - not the American
default "Letter" size. If anyone mucks with their print settings, the
printer tries to print "Letter" - locking the printer out for everyone else.

Thanks in advance,
Cameron:-)
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Open the Properties of these printers and use the Security tab to remove their
permission to manage printers and possibly documents.


Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
 
Jerold Schulman said:
Open the Properties of these printers and use the Security tab to remove their
permission to manage printers and possibly documents.
Click to expand...

Thanks! I didn't know you could do that.. I'll see how it goes. :-)

Cameron:-)
 
Jerold Schulman said:
Open the Properties of these printers and use the Security tab to remove their
permission to manage printers and possibly documents.
Click to expand...

Ok... I've checked that and users cannot manage either Printers or
Documents.

To be more precise: There are page settings in the "Printing Preferences"
dialog (which are user settings for individual print job, I believe, and are
not affected by the security settings) which allows setting of the Page Size
to something other than what the printer can handle.

Is there a GPO setting to lock this down??

TIA,
Cameron:-)
 
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