Connect to printer on login script

[zag]

Has anyone got a simple connect to a shared printer script please?

 

Not having much luck with Group Policy, so I figure just running a logon script might be easier!

[AJWhite1970]

printer.vbs

 

On Error resume Next

set objNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")

set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

 

'Add Network printers

objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\quartz\HP LaserJet P2015 BG02"

objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\quartz\Kyocera FS-3540MFP MATHS"

 

'Set Default Printer

objNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\quartz\HP LaserJet P2015 BG02"

 

Regards

Andrew

 

Edit: Forgot to say, ours is called using "cscript \\quartz\profiles\printers\vbs\%computername%.vbs" and we have one vbs script per workstation, so we can easily change the association of a printer from machine to machine

Edited September 18, 2013 by AJWhite1970

[fiza]

We use con2prt with a location variable as we need to map different printers depending on location.

 

PeteNetLive - KB0000510 - Windows - Location Based Printing with con2prt

[spacehopper]

we have been using con2prt with an environment variable for years..

 

however... ive just been looking at some windows 7 machines that are using this system.. (weve had win7 machines in school now for over a year..)

 

and con2prt is crashing the print spooler meaning the printers arent added..

 

has anyone else experienced this? and if so what did you do to remedy it?

 

Thanks!

[mavhc]

What's the server running the spooler's OS?

[mavhc]

I read the computer's OU to work out printer settings:

 

Set objSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo")

Set objWshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")

strNameStr = objSysInfo.ComputerName

 

' Get the computer name which contains the full path to the root

arrSplitArray = split(strNameStr,",") ' Split the string into components

strSchoolOUName = mid(arrSplitarray(4),4) ' Get the School Name without the OU= prefix

strRoomOUName = mid(arrSplitarray(1),4) ' Get the Room without the OU= prefix

[spacehopper]

the server they're connecting to is server 2003...

 

however.. con2prt is crashing the windows 7 machines local spooler..

[plexer]

PrintMAN Pricing and Download

 

Ben

[mavhc]

the server they're connecting to is server 2003...

 

however.. con2prt is crashing the windows 7 machines local spooler..

 

It's probably Print Ports and Drivers may not displayed on a computer that is running Windows 7

 

I set up a GPO, computer, preferences, windows settings, registry item to fix it