Under Windows XP I can add remote IPP printers using the following command from a batch file: rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /b "3rd Floor" /if /f "hpc4x50c.inf" /x /n "whatever" /r "http://printserver.domain.edu:631/printers/3rdFloor" /m "HP LaserJet 4250 PCL 6" /h "x86" /v "Windows XP" This method has been exactly what I need to deploy remote printers without using Group Policy, and it relies upon the undocumented /x switch referred to near the end of this article. Before moving to Windows 7 I must find an equivalent method to silently and remotely deploy printers without GPO. Unfortunately this method has failed in testing under Windows 7. I have not yet found anyone who could move beyond speculation and positively confirm or deny that this functionality has been deprecated by Microsoft. Can anyone provide a successful non-GPO method of silently deploying remote printers in Windows 7? Thank you.

This command line will still work in Windows 7. You may try it on a sample computer.Arthur Xie - MSFT