I had a 2008 R2 XenApp environment with a 2008 R2 x64 print server and it was still fairly haphazard using GPP to deploy them. I tended to find all the issues were driver-related at the end of the day. To quote Andy McNab of the SAS - "check and test, check and test, then check and test again".
On 17 September 2010 16:45, Stephen Wimberly <[email protected]> wrote: > I moved all our network printers to GPP with security groups as > described above and love it! although now that we have started to > deploy Windows 7 I find that it doesn't work on Windows 7. I don't > have the article handy that explains why, but a word of caution to > test your newly created GPP on some Windows 7 boxes before you go hog > wild! > > > > On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Miller Bonnie L. > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Interesting—I don’t think I’ve heard of any hangs like that, but I will > go > > check that setting as we don’t have a widespread deployment yet (but it’s > > coming soon!). Thanks! > > > > > > > > -B > > > > > > > > From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 5:40 AM > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Deploying Printers via GPO > > > > > > > > it's in User Configuration | Admin Templates | Control Panel | Printers | > > Point and Print Restrictions | Security Prompts > > > > On 17 September 2010 08:01, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > It's the GPO that allows Vista and above to automatically install the > > drivers when they are not present. Otherwise it hangs at the GPO > > application. > > > > I've just changed jobs so can't dig out the exact GPO setting, sorry! > > > > > > > > On 16 September 2010 16:01, Miller Bonnie L. < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > +1, works well for us here too, but we target the computer ou + the user > > group in combo. James—can you clarify what you mean on the Point and > print > > restrictions? I don’t think we have that set and I’m wondering what the > > issue is/was. > > > > > > > > For XP machines, make sure you have the latest GPP preferences update > > applied for this all to work. > > > > > > > > From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 2:15 AM > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > Subject: Re: Deploying Printers via GPO > > > > > > > > Use loopback policy processing on your computers OU, deploy the Group > Policy > > Preferences printers list as a user config applied to the computers OU, > set > > the default printer through that, and target it to the required users. > > > > Make sure you set the GPO with the point-and-print restrictions as well, > so > > it doesn't hang when popping up the box to install the driver if there > isn't > > a suitable one installed. > > > > On 15 September 2010 18:02, Kelsey, John <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Good afternoon all, > > > > Currently in a 08 domain with all XP workstations SP3 and > > GPO extensions installed. I need to deploy printers based on the machine > > and not the user. I see I can deploy printers to computers through a > GPO, > > BUT you can’t set the default printer that way. It looks like I can > deploy > > the printers to the user, then use ‘item-level targeting’ so it applies > only > > when users logon to computers in certain OU’s. Is there a better way to > > skin this cat? > > > > > > > > Should I make a printer policy per OU, or make 1 global one with all the > > printers and assign them with the item-level targeting? > > > > > > > > Thanks all!! > > > > > > > > ************************************* > > John C. 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