Re: Printer installation rights.....Please

From: Northstar Ambulance (NorthstarAmbulance_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/25/05 

Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:58:01 -0700

Thanks,
I will give it a shot.

Tony

"Juan" wrote:

> You may have to configure the Plug and Play services to run under the user
> account in Start\Run\services.msc\Plug and Play, and go to Plug and Play
> properties\Start Session\select this account and add the user and password
> apply and restart the computer and logon with the user account to try and
> install the printer. You may also have to apply the same configuration to
> Universal Plug and Play Host service, and SSDP discovery service.. but I
> would put them off for now and only configure them as last resort.
>
>
>
> the previous may be all you need to do but just in case here are some other
> ideas:
>
> If the configuration on Plug and Play does not allow the user to install
> printers go to Windows Explorer\Tools\Folder Options\View\uncheck 'Hide
> system protected files (recommended)'. also select 'Show all hidden files
> and folders' and also uncheck 'Use simple file sharing (recommended)
>
>
>
> Then look for C:\WINDOWS\System32\Spool\Printers and right clic, select
> Properties\Security and write down a note of the default permissions already
> in use to re-extablish them after you do the next changes; next go to
> Advanced Options\Permissions and remove the check mark in 'Inherit from the
> main object those permission entries etc.. and add a check mark in 'Replace
> permission entries on all secondary objects etc.. ' now add the
> Administrators and user groups with the automatic default permission
> settings and independently add the special user account and clic on 'Modify'
> and check on Total Control\accept\exit\ and verify on the main Security
> windows that the permissions are again the same as you had previously
> written down except for the 'special' user account which should have
> administrator level permissions. Apply, Accept and exit. Go back into
> Tools\Folder Options and check back on Do not show all hidden files and
> folders and on Simple file sharing and alo on Hide system protected files
> (recommended) and restart the computer.
>
>
>
> You may also have to apply the same permission settings in
> C:\WINDOWS\Installer (also a hidden system folder) If the permission
> modifications in the Printers folder does not give full printer installing
> capabilities to the special user account. this is for installation of
> software but it may be necessary to install printer drivers.
>
>
>
> Apply each one of these configurations and restart the computer after each
> and see if the user account can now install the printer.
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------
> "Northstar Ambulance" <NorthstarAmbulance@discussions.microsoft.com>
> escribió en el mensaje
> news:AD359C80-F609-468E-8DB8-5E2154B8751F@microsoft.com...
> > Ok i'll try this again. Thank you to all that have tried to help on this
> > issue. I am trying to give a power user rights to install a printer
> connected
> > by a USB cable. I have put the user in the power user group, and I have
> set
> > the power user group to have the load/unload drivers privelege. When I log
> on
> > as the user and turn the printer on, I get the new hardware found and the
> > computer tries to install the printer, but I get a message saying that you
> > have to be an administrator to install new hardware. I will look, but just
> > for the sake of asking, is there a privelege to set for installing new
> > hardware that needs to be set as well? It boggles me to think that you can
> > not easily set up the power user group with rights to install a new
> printer
> > on a computer. I do not want to give the user full Admin rights but this
> is
> > what it seems like they have to have short of me flying down to install
> > whatever printer they use. Thanks for any further help. This is turning
> into
> > quite a learning experience.
> >
> > Tony
>
>
>

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