3

Update driver on deployed printer

view full story
linux-howto

http://serverfault.com – 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. All domain users have local Admin rights to their workstations. Trying to right-click --> Remove Device the printer displays error: Access is denied, unable to remove device. Is there an easy way to re-deploy this network printer with the correct drivers (HowTos)

dayu's picture
Submitted by dayu on 07/31/2012 – Made popular on 07/31/2012

Stories similar to Update driver on deployed printer

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 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.

I have run into a problem that I can't seem to figure out with regards to group policy preferences and printer mapping. When a printer is deployed in 'Replace' mode rather than 'Update', the default printer changes each time a user logs in. I need 'Replace' mode enabled so that the printer is removed when no longer applied.

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 an OSX Lion Server(OSX 10.7.5) acting as a CUPS(1.5.4) print server. I've added the network printer(Konica Minolta using Efi Fiery driver) and installed the appropriate drivers on the print server.

The issue I'm having is that when I try to add the shared printer on client device (OSX 10.8.2), the client is unable to download the printer driver.

It has occurred to me that a workstation can connect to a printer in two ways: 1). Printing directly to the IP of the printer with the print driver installed locally. 2).

F17 Printer help 22 weeks 5 days ago

Hi all, I am running F17, 3.6.9-2.fc17.i686.PAE and having problem to get my network printer to work. I installed the printer under Application>others>printing, it seems detect my printer over network and allow my to finish the process with correct printer path.

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.

Hello, I've recently installed the newest Ubuntu on my Toshiba Satellite A505. I have a network printer (Sharp MX-M200D) on a local IP (the IP is 192.168.0.4)...