help with printer vbscript

[patrichek]

Hi all,
I made a vbscript to add a network printer to an OU containing computers. the script will work if i click on it at a workstation but not by gpo. I added the vbs to the user config. windows settings, logon scripts in the gpo. any ideas?
thanks!

 

[bofhrevenge2]

Can you show the script you made?

I use a Vbs script to do the same and attach it to the logon scripts area of my users GPO.

Network.AddwindowsPrinterConnection "\\Server\HP4050"
Network.SetDefaultPrinter "\\Server\HP4050"

That works fine for me.

 

[patrichek]

here it is and i add it in the same place you described. the only difference is i don't use the defaultprinter line, its a backup printer.

Dim net
Set net = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
net.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\server\printername"

i saw a post somewhere that suggests i add obj to the script? i haven't tried that yet.

 

[bofhrevenge2]

I'm not sure about that there are quite a few ways, but my script works fine for our 400 stations so you might want to try it.
There is more info here.

http://computerperformance.co.uk/Logon/LogonScript_Printer.htm

 

[patrichek]

that's where i got it!

' VBScript.' Guy Thomas February 2004.
'

http://computerperformance.co.uk

' Purpose of script to create a local printer
' ******************************

Dim net
Set net = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
net.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\ServerName\PrinterName"

 

[bofhrevenge2]

I think I got mine from Technet but I can't find where to give you the link, anyway I assure the code i pasted works flawlessly we have 1500 users roaming between various PC's and it adds them every time.

Look here for a bit more detail.

thread94-910564

 

[gazzanewpy]

Does it add to a specific room or do users collect printers as they go?

We use a local script to connect a room's printers and would prefer to make this far more central.

 

[bofhrevenge2]

It adds the appropriate printer for the room the user is in at logon based to the machine name, so PC names need to be room based eg IT1_PC1

Thread94-910564

 

[gazzanewpy]

So your script also contains code that identifies the machine name? Could you not simply add it to the OU for the room?

 

[bofhrevenge2]

Well this way i can just add the script in one place for all users so it's easy to make changes as i just alter the script, it incures very little overhead to manage them this way.

Set Network = CreateObject("Wscript.Network")
compname = network.computername
room = left(compname,3)

Select Case room
Case "D29"

The D29 bit is the first three charectors of the PC name.

 

[gazzanewpy]

and then you have it as a logon script for all users within the GPO?

I like it...

 

[bofhrevenge2]

Yes thats right, it works like a dream i never have any trouble with it.

 

[patrichek]

ok guys, i got it. I had assigned the gpo to computers the first time around, i assigned it to the user ou and its working.
Thanks!