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Old 01-05-2006, 06:40 AM
Alan Morris [MSFT]
 
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Default Re: Network Printer Setup

Use rundll32 to setup a per machine connection to the printer. This way
each user that logs onto the machine will get this printer connection
installed. The only gotch ya here is when adding the device with the /ga
switch, you need to remove it with the /gd switch.

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

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Alan Morris
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"techteach" <techteach@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4759741B-3585-4957-80ED-ECB1B2410DE5@microsoft.com...
> It seems that way Jey. I have setup 40+ computers in a lab with at least
> 400
> student profiles and much to my dismay the student must install the
> printer
> if they move to another computer and login again. Roaming profiling is
> out
> of the question. I found this in the knowledge base:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
>
> I tried that solution and found no relief. It seems as if the
> aforemention
> may work before you create the profile (accounts). Unfortnately just the
> opposite has occured for me...I created the accounts and then found that
> the
> printer wasn't available. If anyone knows how to fix this
> problem...please
> post a solution. I can't believe MS would develop an OS that would do
> this.
>
> "Jey" wrote:
>
>> When I setup network printer for users , do I have to setup printer for
>> each
>> user login to this machine ? . Each user may have to logon and install
>> printer separately ?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>



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