add printer via email attachment

[steve626]

Hi everyone

just the other day i noticed one of our IT guys from a remote office email a printer file via outlook to add a printer. it went as an attachment so the user clicks on it and it adds the printer instead of having to manually walk over and add it. does anyone know how to do that?? thanks in advance.

 

[BadBigBen]

does anyone know how to do that??

yes...

do I know how: No... but probably through a script and the usage of NET USE or through RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL ...


have a read:

http://osdir.com/ml/windows.unattended.general/2004-09/msg00052.html

Ben
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[robmazco]

.VBS script most likely:

'// Name: setprint.vbs
'// Description: Add a network printer and make it the default

Set WshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")

'// Adds the printer. Substitute your server name and printer share.
WshNetwork.AddwindowsPrinterConnection "\\servername\printername"

'// Makes the specified printer the default.
WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\servername\printername"