Computer Startup Scripts

[Mango_RW]

Another thing to consider here is a sleep timer, we had problems where the machine was so quick at installing the printer it exited the script before the setdefault action was completed.

Our script:

rem ** Next line must not be deleted **
SleepTime=15
Set WshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")

rem ** This will delete existing printers **
On Error Resume Next
Set oPrinters = WshNetwork.EnumPrinterConnections
For i = 1 to oPrinters.Count - 1 Step 2
WshNetwork.RemovePrinterConnection oPrinters.Item(i)
Next

WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\<servername>\StaffRoom-Laser"

rem ** Set Default Printer **
WScript.Sleep SleepTime*1000
WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\<servername>\StaffRoom-Laser"

[secman]

Just come across this thread.
Unfortunately we do not have much in the way of VB Scripting skills here. Not for the want of trying. However we have found a way of setting default printers on each machine in a room. We have 6 computer suites all with their own printers, therefore we need to assign printers to 30ish PCs at a time. I have put together batch files run from a server that connect to the admin share on the PC and add a printer using the following (sample)
>RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry /ga /c\\%1 /n\\PRINT01\HPLJrm35
>IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 ECHO Printer HPLJrm35 installed on %1 >>printlog.txt
start /wait sc \\%1 stop spooler
start /wait sc \\%1 start spooler

%1 is the PC name e.g PC_3501, HPLJRm35 is the printer name.

This is run on all or one of the PCs in a room. We do also have rooms with two printers and simply add the second printer as another line.

When the user logs on "Printer.BAT" is run from the PC C:drive. to set the default printer (especially when there is more than 1 printer in a room)

This is as follows:
@echo off
@break off
Rem ...and make it the default
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /y /q /n\\PRINT01\HPLJRm35
start /wait sc \\%1 stop spooler
start /wait sc \\%1 start spooler

Hope this might be useful

[mark]

Thanks secman. What O/S's have you tried that on/do you have that working on?

[secman]

Thanks secman. What O/S's have you tried that on/do you have that working on?

It works on XP, with or without SP2 using W2K print server.