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#127255 - 2004-09-30 02:10 PM Replace printer driver
MorpheusVesper Offline
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We have a w2k printserver and using NT workstations. One printer has been changed with an other. Now, for one printer i've changed the printer driver on the server (additional driver = NT4) because the old printer died.

The following scripts connects all users with this printer.

DELTREE("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Connections")
ADDKEY("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Connections")
$R1=ADDPRINTERCONNECTION ("\\DARS003\DARP1009")
USE "LPT3:" "\\DARS003\DARP1009"

When a user startup his computer, the old printerdriver tries to print to the new printer. The new printerdrives isn't installed on the users computer. The user may not change this driver (policy).

Is there a sollution for this problem so i don't have to change the printerdriver manualy on 75 computers?

Thx.

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#127256 - 2004-09-30 05:08 PM Re: Replace printer driver
Jochen Administrator Offline
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yeah,

you may run a script that loops those 75 comps connecting an ipc$ share to each of them, then copy the drivers to the directory that holds these drivers on the clients (normally %systemroot%\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86)

For samples of those kind of scripts ou may search the board for 'admin script' or something along these lines
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#127257 - 2004-09-30 05:59 PM Re: Replace printer driver
NTDOC Administrator Offline
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Or temporarily remove the policy and allow the user to update the driver. Then re-apply the policy.
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