Default printer in Logon Script

[bradhiggins]

Hey Guys,

I have just deployed a lgon scripts that maps to the users all the network printers we have available in the organisation.

The problem is that many users each have a local printer connected to their computer which they want as the default printer but the script keeps setting it to one of the network printers.

Is there a way I can configure the scripts so that for user x setdefaultprinter their local printer!

Any help would be greatfully appreciated.

Cheers

Brad
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Brad Higgins
IT Administrator
ARLEC AUSTRALIA

 

[terrywilson]

I use the following method to do this; I have two AD groups for each printer - one to set it as default and one to set it as a secondary, below is part of my login script:

CASE $GROUP="WICKLIFFE\PTR_ATDP001D"
SHELL 'con2prt /cd \\dprtsrv1\"ATDP001"'
CASE $GROUP="WICKLIFFE\PTR_ATDP001S"
SHELL 'con2prt /c \\dprtsrv1\"ATDP001"'

If you didnt want to have groups for this, you could simply use con2prt /c for all of your connections; I think that will then add the printers as additional only for clients; if the client has no printer installed then it will make the first one added the default.

 

[pinkpanther56]

If you are using VB script then don't use the setdefault printer command then the local printer will remain the default.
Miss the second line from the script below.

Network.AddwindowsPrinterConnection "\\server\printer"
Network.SetDefaultPrinter "\\server\printer"

For more on VB logon scripts take a look at this FAQ it's quite comprehensive and Mark the guy that wrote it is more than happy for you to use it.

faq329-5798