Deploying printers via GPO
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Because my users move from computer to computer, that simplicity just isn't possible for me.
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@Dashrender said:
Because my users move from computer to computer, that simplicity just isn't possible for me.
I assign printers to the computer, not the user. That way, whoever's sitting at any given computer has the printers appropriate to the computer's location. Computers that hop between sites can be granted their main printers and at least one key printer from other sites. Let's say an engineer from the west coast's assisting with a project on the east coast and brings their laptop with them. Adding the east coast main copier as a printer would give them the ability to print while traveling, even if it's not quite the closest printer to where they're working.
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@Bill-Kindle said:
If the printers have never been on that system before then it's going to take a little time as it installs each one
I deploy printers the same way Alex does. I find that it takes less than 30 seconds for the intial install of the printers on boot.
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same as above. We have item level targeting for color printers, but the rest all map out based on the computer through GPP and our print server
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@Dashrender said:
Because my users move from computer to computer, that simplicity just isn't possible for me.
I have found that you can publish up to 15-20 printers on a PC if you label each printer. The users tend to be smart enough to select their own default printer.
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@IRJ said:
@Dashrender said:
Because my users move from computer to computer, that simplicity just isn't possible for me.
I have found that you can publish up to 15-20 printers on a PC if you label each printer. The users tend to be smart enough to select their own default printer.
HAHA.. nice.. ROLF... thanks I needed that... yeah some of my users can do that.. but I'd say about half are utterly unwilling to do the most basic things when they run into any type of problem.
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@Dashrender said:
@IRJ said:
@Dashrender said:
Because my users move from computer to computer, that simplicity just isn't possible for me.
I have found that you can publish up to 15-20 printers on a PC if you label each printer. The users tend to be smart enough to select their own default printer.
HAHA.. nice.. ROLF... thanks I needed that... yeah some of my users can do that.. but I'd say about half are utterly unwilling to do the most basic things when they run into any type of problem.
90% of our users cant launch a program on their PC if it isn't on their desktop. I dont think they ever went to Start > All Programs in their lives. They can read the label on a printer though.
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if you still need help, send me a PM. I can probably help you more indepth in PMs or email
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@IRJ said:
@Dashrender said:
@IRJ said:
@Dashrender said:
Because my users move from computer to computer, that simplicity just isn't possible for me.
I have found that you can publish up to 15-20 printers on a PC if you label each printer. The users tend to be smart enough to select their own default printer.
HAHA.. nice.. ROLF... thanks I needed that... yeah some of my users can do that.. but I'd say about half are utterly unwilling to do the most basic things when they run into any type of problem.
90% of our users cant launch a program on their PC if it isn't on their desktop. I dont think they ever went to Start > All Programs in their lives. They can read the label on a printer though.
One would wonder, if they never clicked on Start > All Programs, how did they click on Start > Devices and Printers? lol Here people seem unwilling to learn something even if it will help them in the short and long term. They simply want it fixed and fixed now so they can keep working.
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@Dashrender said:
@IRJ said:
@Dashrender said:
but I'd say about half are utterly unwilling to do the most basic things when they run into any type of problem.I'm glad I'm not the only one that runs into this. haha
