How can I disable users from printing

[Guest Blue Sky]

My question is that I am trying to prevent local users (limited

account types) from printing ? What might be the easiest way to do

this on a Windows XP Pro computer ? The printer is attached to

directly to the computer. I want to be able to prevent all users

except for the account for the administrator to be able to print.

 

Thanks in advance

[Guest David H. Lipman]

Re: How can I disable users from printing

 

From: "Blue Sky" <wtb_parts@hotmail.com>

 

| My question is that I am trying to prevent local users (limited

| account types) from printing ? What might be the easiest way to do

| this on a Windows XP Pro computer ? The printer is attached to

| directly to the computer. I want to be able to prevent all users

| except for the account for the administrator to be able to print.

|

| Thanks in advance

 

Don't install local printers.

Setup printers on Print Servers and print through Queues and use access control privileges.

 

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[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: How can I disable users from printing

 

 

"Blue Sky" <wtb_parts@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> My question is that I am trying to prevent local users (limited

> account types) from printing ? What might be the easiest way to do

> this on a Windows XP Pro computer ? The printer is attached to

> directly to the computer. I want to be able to prevent all users

> except for the account for the administrator to be able to print.

>

> Thanks in advance

 

I don't think there is an easy way. If you can set the group

policy (via gpedit.msc) so that it causes each logon event

to be recorded in the Event Logger, and if you can identify

by name the users that are not supposed to print then it is

possible to run a script in the background that monitor the

Event Logger and will either start or stop the print service,

thus enabling or disabling printing.

[Guest Blue Sky]

Re: How can I disable users from printing

 

On Mar 5, 2:01 pm, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nosp...@Verizon.Net>

wrote:

> From: "Blue Sky" <wtb_pa...@hotmail.com>

>

> | My question is that I am trying to prevent local users (limited

> | account types) from printing ? What might be the easiest way to do

> | this on a Windows XP Pro computer ? The printer is attached to

> | directly to the computer. I want to be able to prevent all users

> | except for the account for the administrator to be able to print.

> |

> | Thanks in advance

>

> Don't install local printers.

> Setup printers on Print Servers and print through Queues and use access control privileges.

>

> --

> Davehttp://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

> Multi-AV -http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

 

Thanks David. The idea of not installing local printers sounds like

the easiest way to go.

[Guest Blue Sky]

Re: How can I disable users from printing

 

On Mar 5, 3:45 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> "Blue Sky" <wtb_pa...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:d0cb35e8-5a29-4e1d-a942-eb219c89e5a3@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>

> > My question is that I am trying to prevent local users (limited

> > account types) from printing ? What might be the easiest way to do

> > this on a Windows XP Pro computer ? The printer is attached to

> > directly to the computer. I want to be able to prevent all users

> > except for the account for the administrator to be able to print.

>

> > Thanks in advance

>

> I don't think there is an easy way. If you can set the group

> policy (via gpedit.msc) so that it causes each logon event

> to be recorded in the Event Logger, and if you can identify

> by name the users that are not supposed to print then it is

> possible to run a script in the background that monitor the

> Event Logger and will either start or stop the print service,

> thus enabling or disabling printing.

 

Thanks for the reply. Just for the sake of learning.... and to

clearify would you be saying that if I was to run a script for each

logon and in the script I would check for the credentials of the user

signing in and then disabling or enabling the print service ?

[Guest Holz]

Re: How can I disable users from printing

 

On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 12:55:00 -0800 (PST)

Blue Sky <wtb_parts@hotmail.com> wrote:

> My question is that I am trying to prevent local users (limited

> account types) from printing ? What might be the easiest way to do

> this on a Windows XP Pro computer ? The printer is attached to

> directly to the computer. I want to be able to prevent all users

> except for the account for the administrator to be able to print.

>

> Thanks in advance

 

You could do so by setting permissions on the parport.sys under the

%systemroot%\system32\drivers.

find parport.sys, remove the users group from the permission list.

The same way you can block people from using USB, cd-rom etc.

To find which drivers are used by each device, go to your hardware

manager, open a an item, driver details, and see which file is used and

it's location.

ugly but works ;-).

 

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[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: How can I disable users from printing

 

 

"Blue Sky" <wtb_parts@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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On Mar 5, 3:45 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> "Blue Sky" <wtb_pa...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:d0cb35e8-5a29-4e1d-a942-eb219c89e5a3@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>

> > My question is that I am trying to prevent local users (limited

> > account types) from printing ? What might be the easiest way to do

> > this on a Windows XP Pro computer ? The printer is attached to

> > directly to the computer. I want to be able to prevent all users

> > except for the account for the administrator to be able to print.

>

> > Thanks in advance

>

> I don't think there is an easy way. If you can set the group

> policy (via gpedit.msc) so that it causes each logon event

> to be recorded in the Event Logger, and if you can identify

> by name the users that are not supposed to print then it is

> possible to run a script in the background that monitor the

> Event Logger and will either start or stop the print service,

> thus enabling or disabling printing.

 

Thanks for the reply. Just for the sake of learning.... and to

clearify would you be saying that if I was to run a script for each

logon and in the script I would check for the credentials of the user

signing in and then disabling or enabling the print service ?

 

=========

 

Running the script at logon time is unlikely to work, because

to disable/enable the print service requires administrative

privileges, which the user would not have. Anyway, here

are the commands:

net start "print spooler"

net stop "print spooler"

[Guest Bob I]

Re: How can I disable users from printing

 

 

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> "Blue Sky" <wtb_parts@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:0fe95301-3864-4a85-b92f-ce9f6eca4409@y77g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...

> On Mar 5, 3:45 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

>

>>"Blue Sky" <wtb_pa...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>>

>>news:d0cb35e8-5a29-4e1d-a942-eb219c89e5a3@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>>

>>

>>>My question is that I am trying to prevent local users (limited

>>>account types) from printing ? What might be the easiest way to do

>>>this on a Windows XP Pro computer ? The printer is attached to

>>>directly to the computer. I want to be able to prevent all users

>>>except for the account for the administrator to be able to print.

>>

>>>Thanks in advance

>>

>>I don't think there is an easy way. If you can set the group

>>policy (via gpedit.msc) so that it causes each logon event

>>to be recorded in the Event Logger, and if you can identify

>>by name the users that are not supposed to print then it is

>>possible to run a script in the background that monitor the

>>Event Logger and will either start or stop the print service,

>>thus enabling or disabling printing.

>

>

> Thanks for the reply. Just for the sake of learning.... and to

> clearify would you be saying that if I was to run a script for each

> logon and in the script I would check for the credentials of the user

> signing in and then disabling or enabling the print service ?

>

> =========

>

> Running the script at logon time is unlikely to work, because

> to disable/enable the print service requires administrative

> privileges, which the user would not have. Anyway, here

> are the commands:

> net start "print spooler"

> net stop "print spooler"

>

>

 

One could run "NET STOP spooler" as a boottime Task with an ADMIN

account, and then only an Admin could restart it after login.

[Guest Holz]

Re: How can I disable users from printing

 

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:07:52 -0600

Bob I <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote:

> One could run "NET STOP spooler" as a boottime Task with an ADMIN

> account, and then only an Admin could restart it after login.

 

I like that too!

 

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[Guest he]

Re: How can I disable users from printing

 

Blue Sky <wtb_parts@hotmail.com> wrote in news:d0cb35e8-5a29-4e1d-a942-

eb219c89e5a3@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

> My question is that I am trying to prevent local users (limited

> account types) from printing ? What might be the easiest way to do

> this on a Windows XP Pro computer ? The printer is attached to

> directly to the computer. I want to be able to prevent all users

> except for the account for the administrator to be able to print.

>

> Thanks in advance

>

 

Go to the printer properties and set the permissions under the security tab

so that only the administrator can print. You likely want to remove the

"everyone" and "power users" entries, and leave the "administrators" one.

 

The "CREATOR OWNER" one should be left at its default (manage documents) -

it allows whoever created a print job to do things like delete it if there

is an error.

[Guest Blue Sky]

Re: How can I disable users from printing

 

On Mar 6, 7:35 pm, he <w...@dat.dere> wrote:

> Blue Sky <wtb_pa...@hotmail.com> wrote in news:d0cb35e8-5a29-4e1d-a942-

> eb219c89e...@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

>

> > My question is that I am trying to prevent local users (limited

> > account types) from printing ? What might be the easiest way to do

> > this on a Windows XP Pro computer ? The printer is attached to

> > directly to the computer. I want to be able to prevent all users

> > except for the account for the administrator to be able to print.

>

> > Thanks in advance

>

> Go to the printer properties and set the permissions under the security tab

> so that only the administrator can print.  You likely want to remove the

> "everyone" and "power users" entries, and leave the "administrators" one.  

>

> The "CREATOR OWNER" one should be left at its default (manage documents) -

> it allows whoever created a print job to do things like delete it if there

> is an error.

 

This is also an easy method since I am not familiar with scripts and

what not. But thanks for to everyone. Thanks.

[Guest Blue Sky]

Re: How can I disable users from printing

 

On Mar 6, 6:07 am, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> > "Blue Sky" <wtb_pa...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> >news:0fe95301-3864-4a85-b92f-ce9f6eca4409@y77g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...

> > On Mar 5, 3:45 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

>

> >>"Blue Sky" <wtb_pa...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>

> >>news:d0cb35e8-5a29-4e1d-a942-eb219c89e5a3@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>

> >>>My question is that I am trying to prevent local users (limited

> >>>account types) from printing ? What might be the easiest way to do

> >>>this on a Windows XP Pro computer ? The printer is attached to

> >>>directly to the computer. I want to be able to prevent all users

> >>>except for the account for the administrator to be able to print.

>

> >>>Thanks in advance

>

> >>I don't think there is an easy way. If you can set the group

> >>policy (via gpedit.msc) so that it causes each logon event

> >>to be recorded in the Event Logger, and if you can identify

> >>by name the users that are not supposed to print then it is

> >>possible to run a script in the background that monitor the

> >>Event Logger and will either start or stop the print service,

> >>thus enabling or disabling printing.

>

> > Thanks for the reply. Just for the sake of learning.... and to

> > clearify would you be saying that if I was to run a script for each

> > logon and in the script I would check for the credentials of the user

> > signing in and then disabling or enabling the print service ?

>

> > =========

>

> > Running the script at logon time is unlikely to work, because

> > to disable/enable the print service requires administrative

> > privileges, which the user would not have. Anyway, here

> > are the commands:

> > net start "print spooler"

> > net stop "print spooler"

>

> One could run "NET STOP spooler" as a boottime Task with an ADMIN

> account, and then only an Admin could restart it after login.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

When you say "boottime task" do you mean setting up Task Manager under

the administrator's account with the command mentioned by yourself and

Pegasus ?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: How can I disable users from printing

 

 

"Blue Sky" <wtb_parts@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:77c37568-9938-404b-8012-956ecc643070@q78g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...

On Mar 6, 6:07 am, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> > "Blue Sky" <wtb_pa...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> >news:0fe95301-3864-4a85-b92f-ce9f6eca4409@y77g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...

> > On Mar 5, 3:45 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

>

> >>"Blue Sky" <wtb_pa...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>

> >>news:d0cb35e8-5a29-4e1d-a942-eb219c89e5a3@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>

> >>>My question is that I am trying to prevent local users (limited

> >>>account types) from printing ? What might be the easiest way to do

> >>>this on a Windows XP Pro computer ? The printer is attached to

> >>>directly to the computer. I want to be able to prevent all users

> >>>except for the account for the administrator to be able to print.

>

> >>>Thanks in advance

>

> >>I don't think there is an easy way. If you can set the group

> >>policy (via gpedit.msc) so that it causes each logon event

> >>to be recorded in the Event Logger, and if you can identify

> >>by name the users that are not supposed to print then it is

> >>possible to run a script in the background that monitor the

> >>Event Logger and will either start or stop the print service,

> >>thus enabling or disabling printing.

>

> > Thanks for the reply. Just for the sake of learning.... and to

> > clearify would you be saying that if I was to run a script for each

> > logon and in the script I would check for the credentials of the user

> > signing in and then disabling or enabling the print service ?

>

> > =========

>

> > Running the script at logon time is unlikely to work, because

> > to disable/enable the print service requires administrative

> > privileges, which the user would not have. Anyway, here

> > are the commands:

> > net start "print spooler"

> > net stop "print spooler"

>

> One could run "NET STOP spooler" as a boottime Task with an ADMIN

> account, and then only an Admin could restart it after login.- Hide quoted

> text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

When you say "boottime task" do you mean setting up Task Manager under

the administrator's account with the command mentioned by yourself and

Pegasus ?

 

==============

 

This might work but it requires a reboot between sessions.

[Guest Frank]

Re: How can I disable users from printing

 

 

"Blue Sky" <wtb_parts@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:d0cb35e8-5a29-4e1d-a942-eb219c89e5a3@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

> My question is that I am trying to prevent local users (limited

> account types) from printing ? What might be the easiest way to do

> this on a Windows XP Pro computer ? The printer is attached to

> directly to the computer. I want to be able to prevent all users

> except for the account for the administrator to be able to print.

>

> Thanks in advance:: Printers and Faxes > printerxxx > properties >

security > Set the permissions