This setting can exist for a local or group policy.

Under Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings
-> Local Policies -> Security Options

Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers

Should be set to disabled.

dpk


On 7/26/07, Ehren Benson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I have a sticky problem that is eluding me causing  grief.  In one of our
> labs I this command to connect a network printer and make it available to
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> rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ga /n\\server\%printername%
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> The command seems to have worked because when I connect with any user that
> has admin rights the printer shows up and works just fine.  However when I
> log in with the normal account that would be used on the computer which is
> just a normal user account the printer does NOT show up.
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> Also when I browse for the printer and right click on it and click connect
> to connect it manually I get the following error:
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> "You do not have sufficient access to your computer to connect to the
> selected printer".
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> When I add this user to the local administrators group and log off and log
> in, as I said the printer shows up and works.  Then if I remove them from
> the local administrators group and log off and log back on it does not and
> will not even let me manually connect to it.
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> I am assuming that the error is why the printer is not showing up.  Does
> anyone have any ideas what I can do to give that user sufficient access to
> the computer to connect to the printer?
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> With 2003 that error is easy to fix as you just add that user that is
> enabled on the "enable users to install  printer drivers", but in XP there
> is no such local policy (that I can find)  Client OS is XP Pro SP2.  Has
> anyone else ran into this?
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> Ehren J. Benson, MCSE
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> Windows Systems Administrator
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> Department of Physics and Astronomy
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> Michigan State University
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> 1209 A Biomed Phys Sci
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