XP Registry Question

[lpsitman]

I work for a high school as a computer tech. Whenever a lab gets a new printer, I install it under administrator and then in order for all users who have logged onto that machine to see the printer, I have to delete all profiles (sometimes more than 300 on just one pc)reboot the pc and then recreate the default profile. This can take about 45 minutes on just one pc in a room of over 30. These are pc's that are not even running at 1ghz cpu. Is there an easier way to do this instead of deleting all users profiles?
Thanks

 

[noobtechie]

Have you tried using User Profile Deletion Utility (Delprof.exe)?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...95-6063-4462-8150-360394E98E1E&displaylang=en

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Hope this helps.

 

[noobtechie]

Forgot to add this

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315411

How To Delete User Profiles by Using the User Profile Deletion Utility (Delprof.exe) in Windows 2000

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Hope this helps.

 

[linney]

Have a look at this article, look at the paragraph "Setting or Removing Permissions for a Printer" and see if you can apply that to your situation.

How to Use Windows XP to Share a Printer with Others on Your Network

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/printershare.mspx