[21h2] Connecting to network printers in logon script?

[LRSFC_DanJ]

I'm tearing my hair out over this one as it used to work reliably and now doesn't, I've tried 4 different methods of scripting network printer connections but none of them seem to work 100%.

 

I can't use PaperCut Print Deploy because it doesn't support deploying printers based on Active Directory properties of the computer. Same for Group Policy Preferences.

 

I have tried:

 

• objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection \\PRINTSERVERNAME\PRINTQUEUE
  
• cscript.exe %windir%\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prnmngr.vbs -ac -p \\PRINTSERVERNAME\PRINTQUEUE
  
• rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /q /n \\PRINTSERVERNAME\PRINTQUEUE
  
• objShell.Run "%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe \\PRINTSERVERNAME\PRINTQUEUE", 0, True
  

 

Can anyone suggest any other more reliable ways to deploy printers?

 

It's not the PrintNightmare stuff as that would mean it wouldn't work at all, what is happening is it is randomly deploying some of the printers and not others.

[tangotech]

Why can't you just use GPO?....

 

Deploying Printers to Domain Users and Computers with GPO | Windows OS Hub

[ultimatepie]

$printers = Get-Printer -Computername server.local

$server = "\\server.local"

ForEach ($printer in $printers) {

$printermap = $server + $printer.name

Invoke-Expression 'rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry /ga /in /q /n $($printermap)'

}

[LRSFC_DanJ]

Why can't you just use GPO?....

 

Deploying Printers to Domain Users and Computers with GPO | Windows OS Hub

 

I don't think it lets me target the printer deployments based on the Location property of the Computer account?

[Davit2005]

Use GPP with a shared printer then use loopback processing in a policy covering a OU where the computer that you want to get the printer is. Make sure you select the appropriate mode i.e. Merge or the other one which I cannot remember.

 

What printers are you using by the way.

 

Apologies if you have tried loopback processing already.

[mdrabble]

I use this script by @Katy which works really well and I’ve had no issues with deploying printers since using it.

 

http:// https://katystech.blog/on-prem/powershell-printer-script

[LRSFC_DanJ]

I use this script by @Katy which works really well and I’ve had no issues with deploying printers since using it.

 

https://katystech.blog/on-prem/powershell-printer-script

 

We used to use PowerShell but we can't use it any more since we blocked PowerShell for students.

[LRSFC_DanJ]

In the end I have got it working using the prnmngr.vbs method and then afterwards checking Wscript.Network.EnumPrinterConnections to make sure the printer actually got added.