Error code 87 when installing remote print drivers...

here is my code. Everytime I try to add a print driver, I get error
code 87. I try to use \\ instead of \ in the driver path and inf and it still
does not work. I am able to install a printer if the driver already exists on
the remote machine, but if I have to install a driver, it will not work and
returns error code 87. I have tried prndrvr.vbs as well and I can install the
driver to the local workstation, but once I try remote, it does not work. Any
ideas?

objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer &
"\root\cimv2")

objDriver = objWMIService.Get("Win32_PrinterDriver")

objWMIService.Security_.Privileges.AddAsString("Se LoadDriverPrivilege", True)

objDriver.Name = "Lexmark E250dn"
objDriver.SupportedPlatform = "Windows NT x86"
objDriver.Version = "3"
objDriver.FilePath =
"C:\\lexmark\\Drivers\\Drivers\\Print\\Win_2KX P\\"
objDriver.Infname =
"C:\\lexmark\\Drivers\\Drivers\\Print\\Win_2KXP\\L MABJ740.inf"
Dim intResult = objDriver.AddPrinterDriver(objDriver)

error 87 is invalid parameter.

I assume you've copied the driver files to the remote machine when using
prndrvr.vbs. The install will fail if the driver files are not local to the
remote machine.




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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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"MadKovalchuk17" <MadKovalchuk17@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EFD3D140-20DF-4BF3-81A8-8D29B623864F@microsoft.com...
> here is my code. Everytime I try to add a print driver, I get error
> code 87. I try to use \\ instead of \ in the driver path and inf and it
> still
> does not work. I am able to install a printer if the driver already exists
> on
> the remote machine, but if I have to install a driver, it will not work
> and
> returns error code 87. I have tried prndrvr.vbs as well and I can install
> the
> driver to the local workstation, but once I try remote, it does not work.
> Any
> ideas?
>
> objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
> & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer &
> "\root\cimv2")
>
> objDriver = objWMIService.Get("Win32_PrinterDriver")
>
> objWMIService.Security_.Privileges.AddAsString("Se LoadDriverPrivilege",
> True)
>
> objDriver.Name = "Lexmark E250dn"
> objDriver.SupportedPlatform = "Windows NT x86"
> objDriver.Version = "3"
> objDriver.FilePath =
> "C:\\lexmark\\Drivers\\Drivers\\Print\\Win_2KX P\\"
> objDriver.Infname =
> "C:\\lexmark\\Drivers\\Drivers\\Print\\Win_2KXP\\L MABJ740.inf"
> Dim intResult = objDriver.AddPrinterDriver(objDriver)

If I have a user logged in on the remote machine that has mapped drives? I am
still unable to get it copied. That should work, right?

"Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:

> error 87 is invalid parameter.
>
> I assume you've copied the driver files to the remote machine when using
> prndrvr.vbs. The install will fail if the driver files are not local to the
> remote machine.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Alan Morris
> Windows Printing Team
> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "MadKovalchuk17" <MadKovalchuk17@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EFD3D140-20DF-4BF3-81A8-8D29B623864F@microsoft.com...
> > here is my code. Everytime I try to add a print driver, I get error
> > code 87. I try to use \\ instead of \ in the driver path and inf and it
> > still
> > does not work. I am able to install a printer if the driver already exists
> > on
> > the remote machine, but if I have to install a driver, it will not work
> > and
> > returns error code 87. I have tried prndrvr.vbs as well and I can install
> > the
> > driver to the local workstation, but once I try remote, it does not work.
> > Any
> > ideas?
> >
> > objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
> > & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer &
> > "\root\cimv2")
> >
> > objDriver = objWMIService.Get("Win32_PrinterDriver")
> >
> > objWMIService.Security_.Privileges.AddAsString("Se LoadDriverPrivilege",
> > True)
> >
> > objDriver.Name = "Lexmark E250dn"
> > objDriver.SupportedPlatform = "Windows NT x86"
> > objDriver.Version = "3"
> > objDriver.FilePath =
> > "C:\\lexmark\\Drivers\\Drivers\\Print\\Win_2KX P\\"
> > objDriver.Infname =
> > "C:\\lexmark\\Drivers\\Drivers\\Print\\Win_2KXP\\L MABJ740.inf"
> > Dim intResult = objDriver.AddPrinterDriver(objDriver)
>
>
>