Winsuite and adding printers

[marvin]

Does anyone know how to add printers using winsuite?

 

Do i have to do it locally on each machine using winsuite administrator or how is ti done?

 

I need to change the printers that are allocated to some computers to a different one but can't see how its done! Sorry i am new to winsuite and its quite complicated!!!

Thanks

[sted]

are you trying to do it by pc or by user?

[marvin]

by pc would be easier i think!

 

Would that be better?

[Little-Miss]

Winsuite is a nightmare and i got shot of it...

 

i used a VB script that added them when they logged on.... It used the names of the machines to decide which printers to give them access too

[sted]

aye id work round winsuite on this issue (and it means when you finally get rid of it its one less thing to sort)

 

i use the below script

 

' Printers.vbs - Jonathan
Option Explicit
Dim objNetwork
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Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network") 
objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\server\laser1"
objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\server\colour1"
objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\server\hallcolour1"

objNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\server\Laser1"

 

changing the last line as appropriate (or even hiding printers by not adding as needed) and saving to netlogon\printers\name.vbs. then i create shortcuts to each script in the same location

 

i then create a gpo for each ou that runs a script

 

copy "\\server\netlogon\printers\y1.vbs.lnk" "c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\programs\startup\printers.vbs.lnk

 

then everytime any user logs on it adds the printers from the script stored on nthe network so any changes happen at next logon

[Little-Miss]

Yup, thats the one!

[marvin]

Do you add this script using the winsuite administrator tool or via AD users and computers?

 

Do you do this under computer configuration or user configuration?

[sted]

i do it via ad create a gpo for each ou then add the 2nd script as a computer startup script the first one i put in netlogon\printers but as long as you adjust to suite and authenticated users have read access it makes no odds where it is