Re: Users need printer and driver install rights

From: mjb765 (mjb765_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/08/04 

Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:23:02 -0800

It is not a matter of network or local printers. The users are in a domain
environment during the day, but need to be able to add their own home printer
to XP so that they can print when home. The get errors saying that they don't
have the proper permissions to do this. We can't make them local admins of
the laptops to solve this and I am looking for another way.
"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> See Bruce Sanderson's article at:
> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
> www.coribright.com
>
> "Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4EB3DF31-5BEB-4DEE-AB07-9D70DF90F134@microsoft.com...
> >I have 350 xp laptops in domain environment and I am having a problem. I
> > can't find aywhere within XP or group policy on Windows 2000 server to
> > give
> > these network users printer and hardware install rights. Can anybody
> > help????
> >
>
>
>
>

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