adding tcp/ip printer ports and installing printers on windows 200

i have a question, i am attempting to add about 125 tcp/ip printer ports to
16 different servers, and install 125 printers on these servers. i see that
there is a script to do this in xp and 2003 server per
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr.../prpovb05.mspx
is there a way to do this for windows 2000 server, or do i have to do it
manually?

ok, i figured out that i cant use prnport.vbs or prnmngr.vbs with windows
2000, i did figure out how to use printui PrintUIEntry.dll to add the
printers using the following

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /if /b "E221" /f %windir%\inf\ntprint.inf
/r "E221" /m "HP Laserjet 4" /z

now i just need to figure out how to add the tcp/ip ports without user
intervention. does anyone know how to do this in windows 2000 server?

"thebucs" wrote:

> i have a question, i am attempting to add about 125 tcp/ip printer ports to
> 16 different servers, and install 125 printers on these servers. i see that
> there is a script to do this in xp and 2003 server per
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr.../prpovb05.mspx
> is there a way to do this for windows 2000 server, or do i have to do it
> manually?

download the Windows Resource kit. It contains prnadmin.dll and some
similar scripts as the WMI prnports.vbs but uses the spooler API set rather
than WMI (mainly reads on Win2k).

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

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"thebucs" <thebucs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:87876D2A-7161-40DB-94E7-77E3E2A6432B@microsoft.com...
> ok, i figured out that i cant use prnport.vbs or prnmngr.vbs with windows
> 2000, i did figure out how to use printui PrintUIEntry.dll to add the
> printers using the following
>
> rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /if /b "E221" /f
> %windir%\inf\ntprint.inf
> /r "E221" /m "HP Laserjet 4" /z
>
> now i just need to figure out how to add the tcp/ip ports without user
> intervention. does anyone know how to do this in windows 2000 server?
>
> "thebucs" wrote:
>
>> i have a question, i am attempting to add about 125 tcp/ip printer ports
>> to
>> 16 different servers, and install 125 printers on these servers. i see
>> that
>> there is a script to do this in xp and 2003 server per
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr.../prpovb05.mspx
>> is there a way to do this for windows 2000 server, or do i have to do it
>> manually?

ok, i must be having issues. i see an article that talks about using it for
windows 2000, but the only resource kit i can find for download is 2003
server. it will not install unless using xp or newer. have i missed
something? i did see some 2000 resource kit tool downloads, but prnadmin.dll
wasnt one of them. do you have a link to the download you are refering to?

"Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:

> download the Windows Resource kit. It contains prnadmin.dll and some
> similar scripts as the WMI prnports.vbs but uses the spooler API set rather
> than WMI (mainly reads on Win2k).
>
> --
> 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.
>
> "thebucs" <thebucs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:87876D2A-7161-40DB-94E7-77E3E2A6432B@microsoft.com...
> > ok, i figured out that i cant use prnport.vbs or prnmngr.vbs with windows
> > 2000, i did figure out how to use printui PrintUIEntry.dll to add the
> > printers using the following
> >
> > rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /if /b "E221" /f
> > %windir%\inf\ntprint.inf
> > /r "E221" /m "HP Laserjet 4" /z
> >
> > now i just need to figure out how to add the tcp/ip ports without user
> > intervention. does anyone know how to do this in windows 2000 server?
> >
> > "thebucs" wrote:
> >
> >> i have a question, i am attempting to add about 125 tcp/ip printer ports
> >> to
> >> 16 different servers, and install 125 printers on these servers. i see
> >> that
> >> there is a script to do this in xp and 2003 server per
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr.../prpovb05.mspx
> >> is there a way to do this for windows 2000 server, or do i have to do it
> >> manually?
>
>
>

You will need to copy the files to the Win2k machine or run the script
remotely.

--
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.

"thebucs" <thebucs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9657DC90-11AA-49CB-B5EB-7217B4D9C415@microsoft.com...
> ok, i must be having issues. i see an article that talks about using it
> for
> windows 2000, but the only resource kit i can find for download is 2003
> server. it will not install unless using xp or newer. have i missed
> something? i did see some 2000 resource kit tool downloads, but
> prnadmin.dll
> wasnt one of them. do you have a link to the download you are refering to?
>
> "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> download the Windows Resource kit. It contains prnadmin.dll and some
>> similar scripts as the WMI prnports.vbs but uses the spooler API set
>> rather
>> than WMI (mainly reads on Win2k).
>>
>> --
>> 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.
>>
>> "thebucs" <thebucs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:87876D2A-7161-40DB-94E7-77E3E2A6432B@microsoft.com...
>> > ok, i figured out that i cant use prnport.vbs or prnmngr.vbs with
>> > windows
>> > 2000, i did figure out how to use printui PrintUIEntry.dll to add the
>> > printers using the following
>> >
>> > rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /if /b "E221" /f
>> > %windir%\inf\ntprint.inf
>> > /r "E221" /m "HP Laserjet 4" /z
>> >
>> > now i just need to figure out how to add the tcp/ip ports without user
>> > intervention. does anyone know how to do this in windows 2000 server?
>> >
>> > "thebucs" wrote:
>> >
>> >> i have a question, i am attempting to add about 125 tcp/ip printer
>> >> ports
>> >> to
>> >> 16 different servers, and install 125 printers on these servers. i see
>> >> that
>> >> there is a script to do this in xp and 2003 server per
>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr.../prpovb05.mspx
>> >> is there a way to do this for windows 2000 server, or do i have to do
>> >> it
>> >> manually?
>>
>>
>>