I need to know how to set a domain printer for all users that log into a machine. The machine is Windows 7 x86 and is on the same domain as the printer.

Hello, There are several ways to connect that printer to the network so that all users can access it. 1. If the printer has a network jack on it, connect it to the network and follow the mfg. installation disk/wizard to configure an IP address for it. The connect the workstations to the printer via tcp/ip. 2. If the printer is connected to a server or workstation, you can share the printer and give permissions accordingly so that a user or a group of users have access to it. 3. You can buy a print server like a HP jetdirect to connect the printer to the network via tcp/ip. Sorry to be so generic but I need more information from you. What type of printer? Does that printer have an ethernet port somewhere on it? Where is the printer connected to? What type(s) of servers and workstations on the network? CheersMiguel Fra / Falcon ITS Computer & Network Support, Miami, FL Visit our Knowledgebase Sharepoint Site

The printer is already installed on a Windows Server 2003 box. I just need a way to have this one network printer appear on any domain user account that will log onto lab computers.

Like Falcon posted above, there are a few different ways to do that. I like to use a startup.bat file that runs and maps users network folders and other settings on login. The startup.bat is kept in: \\server-name-here\NETLOGON folder and then set the script to run on the user accounts within Active Directory (AD). Again, just a suggestion, there are multiple ways to configure this.

Hi, As the printer is in the domain, you could deploy printer using Group Policy to achieve this, please refer to: Deploy printers by using Group Policy Step by steps to deploy printers on Windows server 2003 R2 Best Regards DalePlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

A friend has given this script to me and mentioned that using this I can use this to add a printer. rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ga /c\\computername /n\\servername\printername However I keep receiving an error message "Printer User Interface Unable to add the per machine printer connection. Operation could not be completed (error 0x00000002)." Error message screenshot http://img834.imageshack.us/f/22085656.jpg/

Hi, Based on the error message, I found the following information: Symptoms Unable to add the network printers Error : Operation could not be completed "0x00000002" Resolution There are many operation request to create file in folder C:\Windows\System32\spool\prtprocs\w32x86\ and folder name is 1-499, which is not a normal behavior of the printer driver during the driver loading and queue mapping. Thus please check if the folder 1-499 already exists in the folder C:\Windows\System32\spool\prtprocs\w32x86, was not. So Create a temp folder there and moved all these folder 1-499 to that folder. Restart the spooler. Now test to add the printers again. Best Regards DalePlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

There is no folder named 1-499 in C:\Windows\System32\spool\prtprocs\w32x86 on the server or the workstation.