Well I found the answer to my own question thanks to google. In our labs
we install both PCL and PS drivers for each printer. This can be fun ;-)
To save settings to file:
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /Ss /n "csb2054-col PS" /a "file.dat"
To Restore all settings from a file
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /Sr /n "csb2054-col PS" /a
"c:\drivers\printers\pdefs\2054c-ps.dat" 2 7 c d g
If you try to restore all the settings you will get a error. I think
restoring the Security descriptor is what is causing the error. I found
that if you restore with options "2 7 c d g" it work with out any errors.
/Sr Restore printer settings from a file
Store or restore printer settings option flags that must be placed at the end of
command:
2 PRINTER_INFO_2
7 PRINTER_INFO_7
c Color Profile
d PrinterData
s Security descriptor
g Global DevMode
m Minimal settings
u User DevMode
r Resolve name conflicts
f Force name
p Resolve port
You can create a simple batch file to add the ports, create the printers
and restore the settings. If anyone whats to see what I have done let me
know. I am still working out some bugs.
Thanks
Paul
On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, Paul Griffith wrote:
>
> Just a follow up question as I debate using Ghost or the unattend package.
> How do you or would you configure your printers? All the the printers I
> deploy in the lab have the duplex option enabled and I notice that if I do
> not enable duplex after I install the driver and make it the default on
> the computer it prints in simplex mode (single sided).
>
>
> Thanks
> Paul
>
>
>
> On Tue, 27 Jan 2004, Tyler Hepworth wrote:
>
> > If you are on a domain and have point and print setup on your print servers,
> > you can also use a simple vbscript to install the printers
> >
> > Set WshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
> > WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\printserver\printer_name"
> >
> > Put those lines in a .vbs file and then push the file onto todo.pl. I wrote
> > a patch to install.pl that gives me a multiple choice dialog of all the
> > printers in my domain. I can select which printers I want to be auto
> > installed (during the initial setup dialog). A .vbs file is then
> > automatically created just like one above. It contains all the printers
> > that I chose during the dialog and is pushed into postinst.bat along with
> > all the other items that need to be taken care of. This is convenient for
> > me since I have over 30 printers of which I might only install 2-3.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Niels de Groot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 3:07 PM
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Subject: [Unattended] Unattended printer installation
> >
> >
> > Hi everybody,
> >
> > I just found an interesting page on the web about installing printers
> > unattended.
> > By pushing a commandline similar to the following onto todo.pl you can
> > install shared printers very easily.
> > (I may have made a mistake with the escaped quotes, but I think the idea is
> > clear enough)
> >
> > todo.pl "start /wait rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /if /r
> > \"\\server\printer\" /m \"description\""
> >
> > For more information you can run "rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /?"
> > from a Windows 2000/XP commandline, or check Microsoft knowledgebase
> > articles 314486 and/or 189105
> >
> > You could also wrap this into an optional package by adding your favorite
> > printers to a batch file in the \scripts directory...
> >
> > :: OPTIONAL: Install default network printers
> > todo.pl "start /wait rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /if /r
> > \"\\server\printer\" /m \"description\""
> >
> >
> > This works best if the drivers needed are on the printserver. If not you
> > can use for exapmle Windows built-in drivers by adding a few options to the
> > commandline. Check the knowledge base for more details.
> >
> > Niels de Groot,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
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