Guest Bob Posted November 7, 2007 Posted November 7, 2007 Hi, I just started to use 2003 R2 Print Management - Deployed Printers and some users say it works and others don't. I suspect the reason is because I don't understand how it works. I'm using this because I now have Vista machines coming in and I still can not find how to get Vista to search the servers directory for printers. All Vista does is search either local or network, but not the directory? With XP, I could easily search the directory, but not Vista! (If someone knows how this is done, please let me know). Anyway, in lieu of my Vista problem, I decided to push the servers network printer on to all the computers (not users), Vista and XP alike. My Print Management - Deployed Printers has my network printer linked to this OU on a "Per-Machine GPO": COMPUTERS\LIGHTLY MANAGED (MACHINE) Now mind you, I haven't any computers in this OU, but I do have computers in OU's that are below this. In GPO land, this should work, but with Print Management - Deployed Printers, I don't know if this propagates down to the lower OU's under this one. Does it? Any thoughts on the undoubtedly numerous things I'm doing wrong? Thanks! --- Bob
Guest Ken Zhao [MSFT] Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 RE: Print Management - Deployed Printers Hello Bob, Thank you for using newsgroup! From your post, generally listing printers in the Active Directory directory service makes it easier for users to locate and install printers. After you install printers on a printer server, you can use Print Management to list them in Active Directory. In fact, you can list more than one printer simultaneously. You may want to set up a filter to show all of the printers to list or remove, so that you can easily select all of the printers at the same time. To list or remove printers in Active Directory 1. In the Print Management tree, under the appropriate print server, click Printers. 2. In the results pane, right-click the printer you want to list or remove from the directory service, and then click List in Directory or Remove from Directory. Based on my research, we have the following methods to deploy printers to users: Method 1: ============= If you have setup a printer server to handle all printers on a server, you may deploy printers to users or computers by using Group Policy. To do this, you use the Deploy with Group Policy dialog box to automatically add a printer connection setting to an existing Group Policy object (GPO) in Active Directory. When Group Policy processing runs on client computers, the printer connection settings are applied to the users or computers associated with the GPO. Printers you deploy by using this method appear in the Deployed Printers object of Print Management tree when the print server they are connected to is being monitored. You will have Read Access on the GPO to which the printers are being deployed. This method of installing a printer is useful in a laboratory, classroom, or branch office setting where every computer in the room or office needs access to the same printer. It is also useful in large organizations, where computers and printers are often separated by function, workgroup, or department, such as marketing or human resources. Method 2: ============= A printer connection that has been installed by using a per-user connection is available to users on any computer the user logs on to in the network. A printer connection that has been installed by using a pushed per-machine connection appears in the printers and faxes folder, ready for use by any user the next time they log on to that computer. To enable this feature, you must use a utility called PushPrinterConnections.exe. The PushPrinterConnections.exe utility is only needed on computers running Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 R2 client computers. First, add the PushPrinterConnections.exe utility to a machine startup script (for per-machine connections) or to a user logon script (for per-user connections). The utility reads the settings made by the GPO containing the printer setting and adds the printer connection. It is a good idea to use the same GPO for both the printer connection settings and the PushPrinterConnections.exe computer startup or user logon script. This ensures that only users (or computers) that receive the printer connection settings will run the PushPrinterConnections.exe utility. For more detailed steps about how to install printers to groups of users or computers by using Group Policy and use the PushPrinterConnections.exe file, please refer to the following guide article: Step-by-Step Guide for Print Management http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/312b10cb-73ec-40c7-a4 df-63dd7248d93d1033.mspx Method 3: ============= Also you may use script to add printer and deploy the script as a logon script to do this job. The following articles are for your reference: 263226: How to Add a Default Printer Using a Visual Basic Script http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263226/en-us Adding a Printer Connection by Using WSH http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/guide/sas_prn_avmt.mspx Hope the information helps! Thanks & Regards, Ken Zhao Microsoft Online Support Microsoft Global Technical Support Center Get Secure! - http://www.microsoft.com/security <http://www.microsoft.com/security> ==================================================== When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. ==================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Guest Ken Zhao [MSFT] Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 RE: Print Management - Deployed Printers Hi Bob, If you have any updates or need any further assistance on this issue, please feel free to let me know. Thanks & Regards, Ken Zhao Microsoft Online Support Microsoft Global Technical Support Center Get Secure! - http://www.microsoft.com/security <http://www.microsoft.com/security> ==================================================== When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. ==================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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