Re: Restricting hardware access

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/30/05 

Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:37:32 -0400

Try one on pink paper that says, "Better luck at your next job." Sadly, no, there's no way I know of to prevent this. However, the small VB Script represented here:

http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/Logon/LogonScript_Printer_Bonus.htm

Could be modified, so that it could be run on your client's systems, at logon, or manually and set the desired printer. 

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"hcrds" <hcrds@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:B0ED908A-AB29-486D-8C41-C59D1BCAA52D@microsoft.com...
>I am helping a friend with his small business computers. He has an employee 
> who is constantly changing the default printer to the fax machine. I tried 
> unloading the software for the fax app but of course it reinstalls itself. 
> She is constantly calling me because she can't get anything to print. Is 
> there any way to lock her out of the printer loop so she can't change the 
> default printer yet retain the ability to print to the default printer? The 
> 6" sign I pasted to her monitor didn't seem to help btw<G>.