Adding a network printer without deleting user profiles

Adding a network printer without deleting user profiles

How do I add a network printer to all users on a Win2k Pro PC (without deleting user profiles)?

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One way to do this is to add a command for all users when they log on, along the lines of net use lpt2: servernameprinter /persistent:no, which will add the network printer automatically at logon.

This was first published in September 2003

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