I've usually had good success with installing the software for the printer and then when they plug it in it'll pick it up and work fine. This is done logged in as admin.
If it's a multifunction you can just run the software without plugging the printer in. If it's a regular printer just install it and tell it to be on the parallel port, then when you plug it into the usb it'll usually work. Mark ------------------------------------------------- Two rules to success in life: 1. Never tell people everything you know. From: Benjamin Zachary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 1:10 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: XP Plug and Play printers GPO Yeah the user needs the ability to add hardware. i.e dot001, usb001 or whatever. Love HP home units!! ________________________________ From: Salvador Manzo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 12:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: XP Plug and Play printers GPO USB printers will create a printer port when they're setup (USB001, etc.). THIS is probably the part that's failing, since I've seen that, even if it's the same printer/PC combination, the USB printer port can change depending on what devices are present and what port it's plugged into. On 3/13/08 7:42 AM, "Kennedy, Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Got that set also, it seems...and google backs it up.....that this does not fix the issue for USB printers. USB printers seem to install more as a device rather than a 'printer', as far as XP is concerned. So far the combo I am trying is having the users as power users, allow load and unload device drivers + disabled 'prevent users from installing printer drivers' (although that should not impact power users per MS) and I am even allowing silent succeed on unsigned drivers. I plug in the USB printer and it detects and instantly says you need to be an admin and asks for credentials. From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: XP Plug and Play printers GPO IIRC, there's also a policy setting for Allow user to install/delete printers. Maybe that's where you need to look? Joe Heaton ________________________________ From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 6:41 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: XP Plug and Play printers GPO Am I reading this right, even as a power users and allowing 'load and unload device drivers' a user can not install a plug and play USB printer? And if so how are the rest of you handling that for laptop users with home printers? ----- Salvador Manzo [ 620 W. 35th St - Los Angeles, CA 90089 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Auxiliary Services IT, Datacenter University of Southern California 818-612-5112 Please consider the environment before printing this email. ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipients(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
