rundll32 printui,PrintUIEntry with SP2

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Has anyone tested XP Service Pack 2 with rundll32 printui,PrintUIEntry for
scripting printer installs? Have there been any problems?

Thanks.
 
Yes - tested; No - no problems, with appropriate Windows Firewall settings.

Are you encountering a specific issue, or is this a general question?
 
Yes - tested; No - no problems, with appropriate Windows Firewall
settings.

Are you encountering a specific issue, or is this a general question?
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I couldn't get PrintUIEntry to work during my first try ever to use it and
unfortunatley, I was trying on SP2 so I thought (hoped?) maybe that was the
problem.

I've tried adding a network printer to a single user account as well as
globally to every user and both failed. I can get the PRINTUI command to
set the default printer, print a test page, and open the queue (opening the
queue only working from the command line, not a batch job).

Running the following to add the printer for a single user:

RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry /n\\server\printqueue

gave the error message, "Operation could not be completed". I can add the
printer through the add printer wizard.

Running the following to add the printer globally,

RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry /ga /n\\server\printqueue

gave the error message "unable to add the per machine printer connection.
Access is denied". I was running this command from a user domain account
with only user privileges.

I'm concerned that network authentication may be involved. That's part of
the reason why, in another thread you responded to, I asked about disabling
authentication for print queues.

I appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks.
 
To use the /ga function, you need to have administrative rights and
permissions on the computer that you are adding the printer to globally.
This could be the computer you are logged on to, or a different one
specified with the /c parameter.

See http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm.

Unfortunately, the documentation for the PrintUIEntry functions is not as
useful as it could be. Also, the error/diagnostic messages tend to be very
generic and not too helpful - they tell you something is not right, but give
little help about what that something is.

If you are logged on as a "User" and want to issue this command, you can
open a Command Prompt as an administrator using the Run As feature.

hold down the Shift key
right click on the shortcut to the Command Prompt
select Run As...
select the "The following user:" radio button
key the username and password for a user account that is an administrator on
the computer
 
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