RE: Printing Issue

[Steve Roberts]

I am also having this issue with mandatory profiles. When I log in with an mandatory account to a machine ( which has two three lexmark tcp/ip printers installed on it ) how does it determine which printer is the one going to be set as the default.   I think the list of printers installed on an NT machine is stored in :   HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers and the user setting is stored in :   HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Windows\Device  ( another list of printer stored in HKCU\Sw\MS\WinNT\PrinterPorts   How does the machine emunerate HKLM and decide which one is set as default? Can we apply a weighting somehow to force it?? -----Original Message----- From: Bob Chyka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 17 August 2001 15:18 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Printing Issue If this email has any attachments then send it onto the IT Help Desk for virus checking Hello,   i was wondering if anyone knows a way to have machines print to a specific printer no matter who logs on.  for example we have a computer lab and each student has their own account.  they have a roaming profile so they can log into any comuter in the school and retain settings etc.  server is w2k sp2 and workstations are w2k pro and nt 4.0.  is there a way so when they log into one of the lab computers it only captures the printers in the lab, when they go to the library they only capture the library printers, etc?  could it possibly be in group policy for machines?  any help is greatly appreciated..   Bob Chyka http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the email to the intended recipient, please immediately notify the Muir Group IT Help Desk on +44 (0) 1244 606139