Roaming Profiles and Printers?

[sport404]

Hey guys,
Anyone know where the printer settings are stored in profiles? I have my documents being redirected and I want to using roaming profiles to allow printers to follow them.

Thanks

 

[blakey2]

hi sport 404,

I'm pretty sure that printer settings (along with email/outlook profiles, active sync profiles etc) are stored in 'Application Data'.

Cheers.

 

[Gazzieh]

Could you explain what you mean exactly?

You have your documents redirected and want your printers redirected with them?

Sorry, being a bit thick this side but I may be able to help, if what I think you mean is in fact what you mean (if you understand what I mean, which I don't) hahaha )

 

[sport404]

Hi, well basically I want printers to follow the users without turning on full blown roaming profiles.

 

[Gazzieh]

Best way is to use a VBScript within the GPO for the user and identify the user via the computer they are using.

Using a computer name where the first three letters indentify it's location is the key (btw, R2 does contain a utility that MS say will do this but it still fails to do this properly). The following script will delete all existing profiles for the user then attach the printers relevant to that location and finally set the default printer for that user.

Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next

Dim objNetwork, C

Set objNetwork = CreateObject("Wscript.Network")

C=objNetwork.EnumPrinterConnections
compname = objNetwork.computername
room = left(compname,3)

Do While C>0
objNetwork.RemovePrinterConnection
objNetwork.EnumPrinterConnections.Item(C-1),True,True
C=C-2
Loop

Select Case room
Case "D29"
objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\Server\Printer"
objNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\Server\Printer"
end case