[gptalk] Re: Vista Start Menu - Printer Option
- From: "James F. Prudente" <jprudente@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:28:55 -0500
My admin account doesn't receive the GPO, so I can't yet speak to that
issue. While logged in as an admin, I can (manually) customize the start
menu and add or remove the printer item. As a standard user, I can
customize the menu but the printer setting has no effect - the printer
item will not show.
I am going to take a look via Regmon - right as soon as I fix the other
twenty or so Vista printing issues I'm working on. Sigh.
Thanks again.
From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 2:09 PM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Re: Vista Start Menu - Printer Option
Interesting. Despite the Explain text on the policy, it does not appear
to work as expected. Same on my system here. Are you saying that if you
are logged on as an admin, that the policy does work and adds the
Printers menu option? I don't see that in my test. I couldn't get it to
work in any case. Some shell policies do require a logoff/logon to take
effect so that might be worth testing, but not sure here.
In the absence of this working, perhaps a Regmon trace would show up the
policy value that is ticked when this configuration item applies. I ran
a trace using my GP Spy and I saw no I/O looking for a particular
relevant policy path.
Darren
From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of James F. Prudente
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 10:55 AM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Re: Vista Start Menu - Printer Option
Thanks Darren for the quick reply. I must be missing something here
though. I disabled that setting, but still don't get Printers on the
menu. Interestingly, when I manually customize the start menu as a
limited user, I can check Printers but it doesn't appear. As an admin
things work as expected.
Any other thoughts?
From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 1:32 PM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Re: Vista Start Menu - Printer Option
James-
Go to User Configuration\Admin Templates\Control Panel\Printers\Prevent
addition of Printers. If you disable this policy, that should force it
onto the Start Menu.
Darren
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From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of James F. Prudente
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 10:24 AM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Vista Start Menu - Printer Option
Hi All,
Is there a GP setting to add the "Printer" selection to the default
Vista start menu? I've searched and can't find one.
Thanks,
James
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