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Some additional information that I sent to Ehren that others might found useful: Bah, I dislike following-up to my own messages, but I should have added that it exists for XP explicitly. Also, the direct path to the registry key controlling this setting: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\servers\addprintdrivers Set it to 0. dpk On 7/26/07, Dennis Kelly <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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: > > > > > > > > > > Hey NAG- > > > > > > > > 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 > > all users of the computer: > > > > > > > > rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ga /n\\server\%printername% > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > Also when I browse for the printer and right click on it and click connect > > to connect it manually I get the following error: > > > > > > > > "You do not have sufficient access to your computer to connect to the > > selected printer". > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > 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? > > > > > > > > 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? > > > > > > > > > > > > Ehren J. Benson, MCSE > > > > Windows Systems Administrator > > > > Department of Physics and Astronomy > > > > Michigan State University > > > > 1209 A Biomed Phys Sci > > > > > > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > 517-355-9200 x2569 > > > > >