Printers not mapping correctly???

[actech]

I have a printer in each computer lab which are set via the logon script. Lately however they have not always been going right. Sometimes random computers are mapping to a single printer in one room. Nothing has changed in the script, and it seems to be random.

Would it be better to map the via GPO?? How much does this take?

For reference here is an example of the script

' Create printers for computers in Room 214
cmp = InStr( 1, strComputerName, "ACW-214", 1)
If cmp > 0 Then
    objNet.RemovePrinterConnection ( "\\Sun\HP1200-102" ) , true, true
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\Sun\HP1200-214" )
    objNet.SetDefaultPrinter( "\\Sun\HP1200-214" )
    WScript.Quit
End If

[contink]

I'd need to see the whole script... as it stands that nugget just stops when it finds the right printer and has added it.

[actech]

This is the whole section of the script that maps the printers. The section above is not for the first printer, which makes it a not more confusing for me. I am not overly converse with vb but know enough to get around.

blnLocal = FALSE
strComputer = "."

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colPrinters = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From Win32_Printer")
     
For Each objPrinter in colPrinters
    If objPrinter.Attributes And 64 Then 
        blnLocal = TRUE
    End If
Next


If blnLocal = FALSE Then

' Variables declaration
Dim objNet, strComputerName, cmp


' Read NetBIOS computer name
Set objNet = WScript.CreateObject( "WScript.Network" )
strComputerName = objNet.ComputerName

'Remove obsolete Printers
'objNet.RemovePrinterConnection ( "\\Sun\iR5200 - Admin" ) , true, true
'objNet.RemovePrinterConnection ( "\\Sun\iR5200 - Admin" ) , true, true

' Create printers for computers in Staff Room
cmp = InStr( 1, strComputerName, "ACW-STAFF", 1)
If cmp > 0 Then
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\Sun\iR5200 - Admin" )
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\sun\HP2015n-Staff" )
'    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\Sun\T8024-Admin" )
'    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\sun\HP2015n-Admin" )
    objNet.SetDefaultPrinter( "\\sun\HP2015n-Staff" )
    WScript.Quit

End If

' Create printers for computers on Staff Laptops
cmp = InStr( 1, strComputerName, "ACW-LT", 1)
If cmp > 0 Then
'    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\sun\HP2015n-Lib" )
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\Sun\HP1200-214" )
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\Sun\HP1200-102" )
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\Sun\iR5200 - Admin" )
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\sun\HP2015n-Staff" )
'    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\sun\HP2015n-Admin" )
'    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\Sun\T8024-Admin" )
    objNet.SetDefaultPrinter( "\\sun\HP2015n-Staff" )
    WScript.Quit

End If

' Create printers for computers in Admin
cmp = InStr( 1, strComputerName, "ACW-ADMIN", 1)
If cmp > 0 Then
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\Sun\iR5200 - Admin" )
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\Sun\HP2015n-Staff" )
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\Sun\T8024-Admin" )
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\sun\HP2015n-Admin" )
'    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\sun\Ky1800-DP" )
'    objNet.SetDefaultPrinter( "\\sun\HP2015n-Admin" )
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Create printers for computers in Room 102
cmp = InStr( 1, strComputerName, "ACW-102", 1)
If cmp > 0 Then
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\Sun\HP1200-102" )
    objNet.SetDefaultPrinter( "\\Sun\HP1200-102" )
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Create printers for computers in Room 214
cmp = InStr( 1, strComputerName, "ACW-214", 1)
If cmp > 0 Then
    objNet.RemovePrinterConnection ( "\\Sun\HP1200-102" ) , true, true
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\Sun\HP1200-214" )
    objNet.SetDefaultPrinter( "\\Sun\HP1200-214" )
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Create printers for computers in Room 215
cmp = InStr( 1, strComputerName, "ACW-215", 1)
If cmp > 0 Then
    objNet.RemovePrinterConnection ( "\\Sun\HP1200-102" ) , true, true
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\Sun\HP2015n-215" )
    objNet.SetDefaultPrinter( "\\Sun\HP2015n-215" )
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Create printers for computers in Library
cmp = InStr( 1, strComputerName, "ACW-LIB", 1)
If cmp > 0 Then
    objNet.RemovePrinterConnection ( "\\Sun\HP1200-102" ) , true, true
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\sun\HP2015n-Lib" )
    objNet.SetDefaultPrinter( "\\sun\HP2015n-Lib" )
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Create printers for computers in Bookhire
'cmp = InStr( 1, strComputerName, "ACW-Bookhire", 1)
'If cmp > 0 Then
'    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\Sun\Ky1800-Lib" )
'    objNet.SetDefaultPrinter( "\\Sun\Ky1800-Lib" )
'    WScript.Quit
'End If

' Create printers for computers in Room 211
cmp = InStr( 1, strComputerName, "ACW-211", 1)
If cmp > 0 Then
    objNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection( "\\Sun\HP1200-214" )
    objNet.SetDefaultPrinter( "\\Sun\HP1200-214" )
    WScript.Quit

End If

End If

[contink]

In terms of the script, this line stands out

If objPrinter.Attributes And 64 Then

No idea what the And 64 bit is all about.

As for the rest, have you checked that the printer spooler on //SUN is running correctly... I've found that problems in that regard can give the impression that the script is at fault when it's actually the spooler.

Also, have you changed anything in GPO to make script run asynchronously such that another script is using most of the timeout capacity, causing your script to stop early.




Oooh, completely forgot... Have you got this in your code?

On error resume next

You may find that a missing printer is causing the script to terminate early.