R2 Print Management - Per Computer

[Michael]

Hello all,

 

I'm currently running R2 Print Management - Per User (which works absolutely fine), however due to demand, I need to change this configuration to Per Computer.

 

Pushprinterconnections.exe is setup as a Startup script, and the required printers have been configured/deployed on a Per Computer basis.

 

When I logon as a domain administrator, everything appears to work as it should. Logon as anyone else, such as pupils and staff and it doesn't. I've even tried running it with -log, but it doesn't even create a log file which is bazaar.

 

I'm at a complete loss why it isn't running correctly. I've tried gpupdate /force and also enforcing the GPO link, yet it makes no difference. Return the printers back to Per User and everything is fine.

 

One article I came across mentioned a conflict between R2 Print Management and XP SP3 and I am running XP SP3 and following guidelines as published by Microsoft. All ideas/suggestions would be welcome as I have wasted enough time as it is!

[Michael]

An update - I have finally cracked it, only after about 2 hours of experimenting! For some unknown reason the default profile template I use for all users (which I created a long time ago) was blocking the new printers being dynamically created. Really strange, but creating a new profile worked. I found absolutely nothing on Google about this!

 

Only problem I have now is how can I remove the Smart Notebook Capture Printer using a script?

[TheFopp]

strComputer = "."

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _

& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colInstalledPrinters = objWMIService.ExecQuery _

("Select * from Win32_Printer where DeviceID = 'Smart Notebook Capture Printer'")

For Each objPrinter in colInstalledPrinters

objPrinter.Delete_

Next

 

Put that in your logon script (and just check that it is actually called Smart Notebook Printer - if it is slightly different, as I haven't got it on this PC at the moment, then just change it where I've italicized it) and it should work.

 

I use this script to get rid of Microsoft Office Document Image Writer & Microsoft XPS Document Writer which confuse the hell out of new users when they end up being set as default instead of the local printer.

[Michael]

Thanks for this, I'll keep it for future reference. It only affects machines with Smart 9 or 10 installed, but only machines connected to whiteboards have it installed. Was just as quick to visit the 10 or so machines and delete it manually.