question on printer rights

[harveymasons]

Hi guys,

I am wondering if anybody knows of a way to give a local base user account running xp pro the ability to install/map to network printers. The way it looks now, w/ base user rights on their XP pro box the users do not have rights to install network printers. This is a big problem, as our staff travels to clients with their laptops and needs to print. We have moved away from giving them local admin rights only to be plagued w/ these issues.

Giving them local admin rights is not an option, I Am hoping there is a registry change that can be made to allow bae local users the rights to map/install network printers.

ANy help is greatly appreciated,

regards,
harvey

 

[aftertaf]

only way to do this without having to use network accounts is to make the necessary printers shared and available (NTFS print rights) to the Everyone group

Aftertaf
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