Adding printers to profiles

[nsutech]

With the networked printer established on the computer system(s) under an administrative password; how can the new user(s) profile have visibility of the networked printer for that computer system, without adding a printer each time the user initial signs on to a computer system.

[wes]

Inorder to get printers and other setting for every new user that logs in to the workstation for NT 4.0 at least, you need to copy a profile with the printers and all of the setting you want any new user to have to the default user profile. What I typically do is make all of my setting changes that I want in my administrator's account including setting up the printer. Then if you goto the system properties you will see a user profiles tab. Goto it and select the profile you have setup (mine usually is just the computername/adminstrator) and then click the copy to button. Another dialogue box will come up and you browse and go find the default user account folder (usually at c:\winnt\profiles\default user) then click copy. Now all new people who login to that workstation will have the printer and any other settings you setup in that profile.

WES

[bobhughes]

The problem with this is that only new users are dealt with in this solution. Also what about changing printers subsequently?