policy setting for default printer

[vaughn9]

Is there a policy setting for making a printer a default printer for a particular user. For example if I wanted John Brown to have a printer as his default printer when he logs on by using policy settings how would I do that.

I am thinking I would put that user in an ou then link a polity setting if there is one to set a default printer for a user.

or can I write a script and place it in logon script which would set a particular printer to default when the user logs on? not too sure

Any sugggestions?

 

[bcastner]

This can be easily scripted, or done through the logon script, or by user selection through .bat or .cmd files.

A very strong discussion of one method can be found here: thread779-581142

A scripting solution would resemble the following, where you edited the Netbios name for "ScriptedPrinter":
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strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colInstalledPrinters = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Printer Where Name = 'ScriptedPrinter'")

For Each objPrinter in colInstalledPrinters
objPrinter.SetDefaultPrinter()
Next

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