[windows2000] Re: Adding printers
- From: "Neil Bullock" <n.bullock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:08:57 +0100
Hi,
Have you tried the following:
http://www.robvanderwoude.com/2kprintcontrol.html
We use it here over VBScript based mapping because it runs quicker. Useful
in a classroom environment when the printer never changes, you can make a
per-machine connection that applies to all users by doing:
RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry /ga /c\\machine /n\\machine\printer
You can even do it remotely.
--
Neil Bullock, ICT Technician
Brayton College, Doncaster Road, Selby, YO8 9QS
T: 01757 707731 F: 01757 213389
> -----Original Message-----
> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
> Sent: 24 October 2005 16:46
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Adding printers
>
> windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <> scribbled on Monday, October 24,
> 2005 5:28 PM:
>
> > Could you not try something like?
> >
> >
> > Set WshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
> >
> > WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection
> "\\servername\printersharename"
> > WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\servername\printersharename"
>
> Cool, It works!!
>
> Now, what if a printer is already installed, wouldn't the
> "WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection
> "\\servername\printersharename""
> line add Whateverprinter (copy 2), Whateverprinter (copy 3) etc. every
> time they log on?
>
> In short, I'm looking for a statement that in kix looks like the
> following: "If ADDPRINTERCONNECTION
> ("\\servername\printersharename") =
> 0".
>
> I suck at vbs...
>
> TIA.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
> > Sent: 24 October 2005 15:55
> > To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [windows2000] Re: Adding printers
> >
> > windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <> scribbled on Monday, October 24,
> > 2005 4:49 PM:
> >
> >> You could use Windows scripting language or Vbscripting.
> >
> > Yes, but those options also include some serious inf-file digging.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
> Sent: 24
> >> October 2005 15:37 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Adding printers
> >>
> >> windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <> scribbled on Monday,
> October 24,
> 2005
> >> 4:17 PM:
> >>
> >> Already been there. Requires inf-file digging. 8-)
> >>
> >> I'm experimenting with Kixtart. So far so good...
> >>
> >>> Try this link mate
> >>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;189105
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
> Sent: 24
> >>> October 2005 14:49 To: Windows2000 Mailing List
> Windows2000 Mailing
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> >>> Subject: [windows2000] Adding printers
> >>>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> If I were to add printers using policies over a login or startup
> script,
> >>> what would the easiest way be?
> >>>
> >>> I was under impression that it was possible to add
> printers on a CLI
> >>> with something like "net add \\server\printername", but can't find
> any
> >>
> >>> documentation on this. Maybe I was imagining...
> >>>
> >>> I did however find vbs scripts and so on, but all seem to require
> some
> >>
> >>> serious digging in finding the exactly correct printer and inf
> >>> driver-file name... I'm trying to go around this part, we have
> several
> >>
> >>> printers, all of a different model...
> >>>
> >>> Any hints and pointers are appreciated?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> BW,
> >>>
> >>> Sorin
> >>>
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