I meant to say show how to CONNECT to a shared printer.....
-Joe Sargent -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Joe Sargent Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 1:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Default Printer Here is my 2 cents. I tried to install and share printers but it did not work with VBscript. Not sure what I was doing wrong, but it never seemed to work. I finally got it to work using rundll32. The examples show in previous post show how to share, not install printers. Below are examples of what I use in some login scripts using rundll32 to share printers, but you can also use this with the correct switches to install printers. If you type the following at the command line you will get a printer user interface help window with all kinds of help and switch descriptions. rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /? Here are my examples....... ::delete the current s200 printer rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /dl /q /n s200 ::create the shared printer rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /q /n \\Sevier-pdc\HP4050-S200-Out ::wait for shared printer to be created timeout 6 ::make the created shared printer the default printer rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /y /q /n \\Sevier-pdc\HP4050-S200-Out HTH Joe Sargent -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Benjamin Winzenz Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 10:02 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Default Printer OK - I'll post it to this list as well. You don't map a network printer to a local LPT port. That is all sorts of wrong. Try running this script. Copy these lines to your favorite text editor and save it as a .vbs file. Run it and replace the obvious servername\printershare with your print server and the printer share name. DIM Network Set Network = CreateObject("Wscript.Network") Network.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\servername\printershare" Network.SetDefaultPrinter "\\servername\printershare" Ben Winzenz, MCSE Network/Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems -----Original Message----- From: Morgan, Joshua [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 4:46 PM To: 'NT 2000 Discussions' Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Default Printer Ok Larry or anybody else I read the manual and entered this into my script: Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network") ' Map Printers Common to all users WshNetwork.AddPrinterConnection "LPT2", "\\servername\tigger" WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\servername\tigger" When I run the script I get this error: C:\LoginScripts\NetAdmin.vbs(16, 1) WSHNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter: There is no pr inter called "\\servername\tigger". However I am able to \\servername\tigger and connect Any ideas Joshua Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Larry A. Duncan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 3:21 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: Default Printer Come on, Josh. I gave you what you needed. Now, go RTFM! :) http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=WSH+AddPrinterConnection http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting Larry A. Duncan Field Systems Engineer, Southeast Region Altiris Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] T: 615.599.5031 T: 800.869.9747 F: 615.599.5259 Have you maximized your investment in SMS, MOM and other Windows Mgmt tools? Get expert answers, hands-on training, and great utilities at the Microsoft Management Summit. Register today at http://www.altiris.com/aem/mmsconf2002/ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Morgan, Joshua Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 2:03 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: Default Printer Any help with calling the methods would be appreciated. Joshua Morgan PH: (864) 250-1350 Ext 133 Fax: (413) 581-4936 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Larry A. Duncan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 2:53 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: Default Printer Use the WSH AddPrinterConnection method, followed by the SetDefaultPrinter method. It'd all take about 4 lines of code. Larry A. Duncan Field Systems Engineer, Southeast Region Altiris Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] T: 615.599.5031 T: 800.869.9747 F: 615.599.5259 Have you maximized your investment in SMS, MOM and other Windows Mgmt tools? Get expert answers, hands-on training, and great utilities at the Microsoft Management Summit. Register today at http://www.altiris.com/aem/mmsconf2002/ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Morgan, Joshua Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 1:32 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: Default Printer I saw the postings about con2prt but I was wondering if anyone new how to install printers using a Vbscript and then automatically set a printer to be default Joshua Morgan PROFITLAB Network Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] "One is glad to be of service " --Robin Williams (Bicentennial Man)-- ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.320 / Virus Database: 179 - Release Date: 1/30/2002 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). 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