I am deploying a printer through Group Policy. The deployment of the printer works great. The problem I'm having is, I made same changes to the printer preferences from the server. I changed things like the page size, roll paper width, changed the orientation to landscape, etc (this is a plotter, btw). I would expect that these changes would be pushed out to the workstations but they're not.
We are deploying printers via group policy using Server 2008's Print Management role.
Some printers that were deployed by group policy earlier are no longer relevant, however they remain attached to workstations.
End users cannot right-click --> Remove these printers.
I re-deployed a printer via group policy after updating the printer drivers on the print server.
On some Windows 7 workstations the drivers could be updated on a printer by right-clicking it --> Update Driver. However most workstations do not offer this function, therefore are stuck with the printer's old driver & printing preferences.
I'm a newbie in AD domain administration.
I'd like to deploy our printers to client workstations mostly running WXP.
Windows Server 2012, added Print Management feature, followed a tutorial on deploying printers using Group Policies. Printer is connected via a TCP/IP port.
Windows Server 2008/2012 do not contain pushprinterconnections.exe by default.
Using a windows-server-2008-r2 I added the print-management role to it.
Using that, I added a new printer
and attached it to a currently set GPO
Assuming I done things right, looking at the linked GPO - I see the correct values
In the past, I used the pushprinterconnection.exe to set a printer as default.
Q: Is that STILL the way to set a deployed printer as default?
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 print server set up hosting out multiple printers to my end users. I would like to change the naming convention for all of the printers hosted on the print server and want this change reflected on the client end.
For example: I have a HP4000 printer named "Cottage" on the print server.
Recently this model printer was moved to the paperweight section of the linux printer database, well this was a correct move for (new Installs of 11.2 ) but , there is a way around this if you have one of these printers and they are great for basic printing in linux.
this is not the best way to save a printer but it worked for me and i did not have to go out and replace two printers.
Can anyone think of a way of Re-Sharing a Shared Printer? When I connect the shared printers to Server 2008 R2, it comes up as a network printer, and settings take affect on the host (not the server) so I can't Re-Share it.
The reason I need this is I have a number of workstations that run software in which I have to hardcode the printer name.
I had initially configured a printer and the printer device stopped working so I removed it and reconfigured the printer incorrectly.
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