WinXP Printing from Dos w/o Administrator Priviledges

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How can you have a Power User connect to a network
printer via net use lpt1 command. I can get this to work
in Win2000 pro but not in XP Pro. Is there a script that
needs to be written to accomplish this?
 
You cannot.

Use LPT2 if that's an option or disable the LPT1 port on the system BIOS.
There is a security change in XP where non admins are not allowed to map
physical devices. I can't find the KB right now.


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and the KB on this

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313644&Product=winxp
Non-Administrators Cannot Remap an LPT Port to a Network Printer

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Alan Morris(MSFT) said:
You cannot.

Use LPT2 if that's an option or disable the LPT1 port on the system BIOS.
There is a security change in XP where non admins are not allowed to map
physical devices. I can't find the KB right now.


--
Alan Morris
Microsoft Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

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Bill said:
How can you have a Power User connect to a network
printer via net use lpt1 command. I can get this to work
in Win2000 pro but not in XP Pro. Is there a script that
needs to be written to accomplish this?
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