Setting Printers for all users?

[humbletech99]

I want to set printers based on machine, not by user account, so I configure a printer under one account, but in the other account on the same machine, the printer is not created.

Is there a way to create the printer for all user accounts on a machine at the same time?

Details: I am trying to use psexec to call a wscript vbs for all machine. I have a domain policy for printers but I don't want to have to ask everyone to log off and back on just for this, so I'm trying to push it out.

I can use psexec to remotely run the script, but it's running as administrator and the user's printers don't change.

So back to my original question, is there a way to create/delete printers for all users on a machine at the same time?

 

[linney]

Security permissions for printing. (From Help and Support Center).

"When a printer is installed on a network, default printer permissions are assigned that allow all users to print, and allow select groups to manage the printer, the documents sent to it, or both. Because the printer is available to all users on the network, you might want to limit access for some users by assigning specific printer permissions. For example, you could give all nonadministrative users in a department the Print permission and give all managers the Print and Manage Documents permissions. In this way, all users and managers can print documents, but managers can also change the print status of any document sent to the printer".

Maybe the Printer is created but not visible until after a reboot or login, therefore to see it immediately it may be necessary for the other Users to access it via a Share Name link? Does pressing F5 in My Network Places show it?

Folder Options/ View, "Automatically Search for network folders and printers".

Specifies that Windows periodically search the network for shared folders and printers. All shared folders and printers that are found appear in My Network Places.

"This functionality is disabled if more than 32 computers with shared resources are detected on your network, if you are joined to a domain, if you are using a dial-up or a VPN connection, or if an administrator has disabled the functionality by using Group Policy".


How To Disable Automatic Search for Network Printers and Folders in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320138