What are you missing? Didn't quite get that. -- /Sorin >-----Original Message----- >From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >On Behalf Of Patrick >Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 1:11 PM >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [windows2000] Re: Script to connect network printer > >OK, I worked out a way to achieve what I want with out checking ou membership. I >decided to apply the policy on the Compuer Config \Admin\ System\ Logon\ Run These >Program at user logon. And this seems to work, except I am missing something. And >because I think this uses a system account to run the script, there might not be issues >with inadequate permissions, but again I might be wrong. > > >Thanks > >Patrick Allanah > > >________________________________ > >From: Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:56:54 AM >Subject: [windows2000] Re: Script to connect network printer > >If there are only seven printers, just set the group perm's on the printer >share. It will for sure minimize any problems in the scripts themselves, at >least it did for me. > >When it comes to scripting with vb I stand on the shoulders of others. Google >is your friend 8-), just make sure to use google.com/Mi <http://google.com/Microsoft> >crosoft. Using that, >will get you more MS-centric hits. > >-- >/Sorin > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >>On Behalf Of Patrick >>Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 12:41 PM >>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Script to connect network printer >> >>Hi Sorin, >> >>I have got the script to connect network printers. Stage 1 done, now I would >like to >>modify the script to check for OU membership before connecting the printers. >I am >>hing to do this for 7 different printers in 7 different room. Like you said I >tried running >>this script as a startup script and it would not work so I am sticking to >logon script. >> >> >>Thanks >> >>Patrick >> >> >>________________________________ >> >>From: Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 8:15:10 AM >>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Script to connect network printer >> >>Come to think of it, I assume you share the printers on a printer server, >>right? >> >>Wouldn't it be the easiest to add print permissions on the security tabs on >>the queues themselves, assuming you have the users in particular OU:s, >>depending on location at your site? >> >>OTOH, this might not be trivial if you have hundreds of printers... >> >>-- >>/Sorin >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >>>Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:12 AM >>>To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' >>>Subject: RE: [windows2000] Re: Script to connect network printer >>> >>>You mean programmatically in the vb-script? >>> >>>That's the point where I'm over my head, as it were. Maybe the vbs-gurus on >>>this list can give us both a couple of hints on this matter? 8-) >>> >>>-- >>>/Sorin >>> >>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >>>>On Behalf Of Patrick >>>>Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 5:07 PM >>>>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Script to connect network printer >>>> >>>>ok, let me make it a bit more interesting. Is there a way to set >permissions >>>so that only >>>>certain pc (those in the different rooms), are allowed to pront to thier >>>respective >>>>printers? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>________________________________ >>>> >>>>From: Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 3:16:36 PM >>>>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Script to connect network printer >>>> >>>>I use the below vb-script. Assuming you have your computers in OU:s >>depending >>>>on location, you can easily tweak the script and link them to each OU. That >>>>way, whenever you move a computer it'll get the proper printer based on the >>>>location. >>>> >>>>Was this what you wanted? >>>> >>>>--- >>>>Set WshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network") >>>> >>>>'Adding new printer queues >>>>'wscript.echo "Adding new printer queues." >>>>WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\computername\CanoniR5055N" >>>>--- >>>> >>>>The remove printer queue is >>>> >>>>--- >>>>WshNetwork.RemovePrinterConnection "\\computername\CanoniR5055N" >>>>--- >>>> >>>>Pls note that there are no fancy error checks whatsoever, it's just a crude >>>>quick'n'dirty script I got from somebody on this list. >>>>-- >>>>/Sorin >>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >>>>>On Behalf Of Patrick >>>>>Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 3:52 PM >>>>>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>Subject: [windows2000] Script to connect network printer >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>This is just me being lazy. I have done this before, but can not remember >>>>where I put >>>>>the script. I am looking for a simple script that checks your location and >>>>maps a >>>>>network printer accordingly. So I have 7 printers and based on your >>location >>>>(room you >>>>>log onto a pc), you should get the corresponding printer. >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> > >