Can someone show me how to write some kind of logon script that will automatically update each workstation's printer folder w/ the printers installed and shared on the server? (on a Server2000 dormain)

Quote (Agent007 @ Aug. 16 2006, 9:35 am)

Yeah, but I wasn't thinking so much network security as getting your laptop stolen and having no protection on any of your personal data.

Yeah I worry bout that too sometimes..

but cant you buy a lock for most laptops and lock it so that it wont boot up unless you have the key?

Quote (Agent007 @ Aug. 16 2006, 3:52 pm)

Can someone show me how to write some kind of logon script that will automatically update each workstation's printer folder w/ the printers installed and shared on the server? (on a Server2000 dormain)

Which client OSes are we talking about (win98, 2000, NT, XP)?

Oh, sorry.  The clients are all running either WinXP Pro SP2 or 2k SP4

This is, I believe, the only way to do it via a batch file.  (eg, build a batch file, put in the NETLOGON share on your domain controller, add the batch file name - without path - to the "login script" section of the "Profile" tab in the user's domain account).

Frankly, it's a bit of a pain to do it that way.  We've found it works pretty well for users to just go to Start > Run and type \\servername\printer (or just \\servername, browse to the printer name, and double-click) as needed, which adds the printer to the machine automatically (assuming your server is pushing drivers properly).

Well, normally when I install a new printer or whatever, I just open up the server and drag the printer to each PC's printer folder.  But I was just thinking of the times I've had to rename the printers, and had to go through and do that for all the PCs on the domain.  I was hoping there'd be an easier, automatic way.