Allow normal/domain users to add network printers in Windows 7
Windows needs to download and install a software driver from the \<servername> computer print to <printer-name>. Proceed only if you trust the \<servername> compuer and the network.
You might see above message with “UAC” prompt
to install drivers while adding network printers from a windows 7 computer. This behavior is expected as normal users are not allowed to add network printers(drivers installation requires admin rights) in a Windows 7 environment.
To fix this, you need to enable below group policies with described settings.
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Printers -> Point and Print Restrictions and it’s settings should look like below.
Before reaching this policy setting, I have gone through the options to allow device and class ID/GUIDs through GPOs(click here for details) but in vain as they are not fully developed for printers.
Happy learning..,
Sitaram Pamarthi
Is this for server 2008 domains only? Is there any way to deploy this settings to Win7 machines in server 2003 domains, as I have started deploying a few Win7 machines on our domain which is a Windows 2003 native domain.
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@ woody
There is no problem in deploying these settings to windows 7 computers in a windows 2003 domain environment…
Only thing you have to do is….
1. Logon to a windows 7 computer with domain admin account
2. Open GPMC (see http://techibee.com/windows-7/enabledisable-features-in-windows-7-from-command-line/172 to install GPMC if you don’t have)
3. Create a new GPO and link it to windows 7 computer OU if you have created a dedicated one.
4. Now edit the newly created GPO by following the procedure I described in the article
Done.
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