Hi,
I have run into a nagging problem with printers on our Windows XP Pro
SP2 workstations.
Problem:
If I try to add a new printer as a normal user I get the following error
(unless the driver has been installed previously):
"A policy is in effect on your computer which prevents you from
connecting to this print queue. Please contact your system administrator"
If the user is put into the "Power Users" group - everything works well.
I don't want to do that, as ordinary users shouldn't have the other
elevated rights that comes with the "Power User" status.
What am I doing wrong?
Setup:
Print server: Clustered on two member servers in same domain as clients
Clients: Run Windows XP SP2
GPO Settings:
Load and unload device drivers
Everyone, Users, NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users
Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers
Disabled
Devices: Unsigned driver installation behavior
Silently succeed (none of the drivers are signed)
Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode drivers
Disabled (shouldn't be necessary - none of the drivers are NT drivers)
Point and Print Restrictions
Disabled
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Control\Print\Providers\
LanManPrintServices\Servers\AddPrinterDrivers is set to REG_DWORD 0.
Regards
Regnar
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