Comments on: Set default printer from a script http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2007/08/set-default-printer-from-a-script/ Windows Network Administration Software Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:32:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Karthik http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2007/08/set-default-printer-from-a-script/comment-page-1/#comment-3750 Karthik Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:58:03 +0000 http://intelliadmin.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/set-default-printer-from-a-script/#comment-3750 i am using this script, but it is unable to set it to default. The printer name is as follows :K2Printer2Backup on http://abc.def.abdc.edu:631 code as follows: Set WSHNetwork = CreateObject("Wscript.Network") WSHNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\K2Printer2Backup on http://abc.def.abdc.edu:631 " i am using this script, but it is unable to set it to default. The printer name is as follows :K2Printer2Backup on http://abc.def.abdc.edu:631
code as follows:
Set WSHNetwork = CreateObject(“Wscript.Network”)
WSHNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter “\\K2Printer2Backup on http://abc.def.abdc.edu:631
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]]> By: Johan M http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2007/08/set-default-printer-from-a-script/comment-page-1/#comment-1018 Johan M Sat, 11 Sep 2010 07:47:29 +0000 http://intelliadmin.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/set-default-printer-from-a-script/#comment-1018 I reduced the logon script to just this line: Cscript \\pdcserver\sysvol\ourdomain.local\scripts\AddPrinter.vbs When I run the script (Win 2008 R2), I get a Syntax error 800A03EA, first line, 9th character. Any ideas? Do I have to include the ".local"? I reduced the logon script to just this line:
Cscript \\pdcserver\sysvol\ourdomain.local\scripts\AddPrinter.vbs

When I run the script (Win 2008 R2), I get a Syntax error 800A03EA, first line, 9th character.
Any ideas?
Do I have to include the “.local”?

]]> By: Trev http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2007/08/set-default-printer-from-a-script/comment-page-1/#comment-919 Trev Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:03:24 +0000 http://intelliadmin.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/set-default-printer-from-a-script/#comment-919 reference my previous comments.. After some additional research I have noted that you can not disable the UAC on the fly I will have to look at getting the script run as ADMIN some how. if anyone has any additional thoughts... please post. PS: my script takes a 3 digit entry and uses that to create the 2 and 3 octect of an IP to generate the ip addy of the printer. The driver make and model is pre defined in the script so it looks in the printer repository fromt eh printer driver. if it cant find it it downloads the driver from the F&P server and begins the install... names the printer and logs the event inc. time dates and signed on user. reference my previous comments..
After some additional research I have noted that you can not disable the UAC on the fly
I will have to look at getting the script run as ADMIN some how.
if anyone has any additional thoughts… please post.
PS: my script takes a 3 digit entry and uses that to create the 2 and 3 octect of an IP to generate the ip addy of the printer.
The driver make and model is pre defined in the script so it looks in the printer repository fromt eh printer driver. if it cant find it it downloads the driver from the F&P server and begins the install… names the printer and logs the event inc. time dates and signed on user.

]]> By: Trev http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2007/08/set-default-printer-from-a-script/comment-page-1/#comment-916 Trev Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:53:30 +0000 http://intelliadmin.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/set-default-printer-from-a-script/#comment-916 Can you advise on the syntax for Windows 7 due to the UAC restrictions my Pre-Win 7 script doesnt work. any thought on getting this to run as admin with out hard coding the admin user s password?? Can you advise on the syntax for Windows 7 due to the UAC restrictions my Pre-Win 7 script doesnt work. any thought on getting this to run as admin with out hard coding the admin user s password??

]]> By: Steve Wiseman http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2007/08/set-default-printer-from-a-script/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Steve Wiseman Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:36:17 +0000 http://intelliadmin.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/set-default-printer-from-a-script/#comment-684 Thanks for the post. Really appreciated. I have updated your code so it has WSHNetwork for the objects. Thanks for the post. Really appreciated. I have updated your code so it has WSHNetwork for the objects.

]]> By: Steve K. http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2007/08/set-default-printer-from-a-script/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Steve K. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:55:15 +0000 http://intelliadmin.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/set-default-printer-from-a-script/#comment-683 I'm sorry, objNetwork should be WSHNetwork, I don't normally use WSH network but I was trying to make it as close to your script as possible. I’m sorry, objNetwork should be WSHNetwork, I don’t normally use WSH network but I was trying to make it as close to your script as possible.

]]> By: Steve K. http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2007/08/set-default-printer-from-a-script/comment-page-1/#comment-682 Steve K. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:53:59 +0000 http://intelliadmin.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/set-default-printer-from-a-script/#comment-682 There's some other items to consider for that network printer. This should be the full blown script if you were to have users in a multi-server environment. I don't see success in using that script for a multi-server environment. Batch Script ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ @ECHO OFF ::Replace CompanyName With your company's real name TITLE COMPANYNAME LOGON SCRIPT :: echo off will hide the actions of the logon scripts :: and allow you to leave a message of your own. ECHO. ADDING PRINTER Cscript \\serverdc\sysvol\domain.com\scripts\AddPrinter.vbs ECHO. PERFORMING OTHER ACTIONS ::Add additional commands here. ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ You can remove all of the lines that use ::, they are just notes for anyone using the script. AddPrinter.vbs ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Set WSHNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network") WSHNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\serverdc\HP Color LaserJet 4500" WSHNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\serverdc\HP Color LaserJet 4500" ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Store them in this location: ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ \\ServerDC\netlogon ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ The local drive location on the domain controller is C:\Windows \ Sysvol \ Sysvol \ Domain.com \ Scripts Group Policy Deployment ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ User Configuration \ Windows Settings \ Scripts (Logon/Logoff) \ Logon ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Open Logon properties, add \\serverdc\netlogon Obviously replace serverdc with your own real Domain Controller in your business throughout all of the steps here. There’s some other items to consider for that network printer. This should be the full blown script if you were to have users in a multi-server environment. I don’t see success in using that script for a multi-server environment.

Batch Script
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
@ECHO OFF
::Replace CompanyName With your company’s real name
TITLE COMPANYNAME LOGON SCRIPT
:: echo off will hide the actions of the logon scripts
:: and allow you to leave a message of your own.
ECHO. ADDING PRINTER
Cscript \\serverdc\sysvol\domain.com\scripts\AddPrinter.vbs
ECHO. PERFORMING OTHER ACTIONS
::Add additional commands here.
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
You can remove all of the lines that use ::, they are just notes for anyone using the script.

AddPrinter.vbs
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
Set WSHNetwork = CreateObject(“WScript.Network”)
WSHNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection “\\serverdc\HP Color LaserJet 4500″
WSHNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter “\\serverdc\HP Color LaserJet 4500″
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~

Store them in this location:
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
\\ServerDC\netlogon
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
The local drive location on the domain controller is C:\Windows \ Sysvol \ Sysvol \ Domain.com \ Scripts

Group Policy Deployment
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
User Configuration \ Windows Settings \ Scripts (Logon/Logoff) \ Logon
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
Open Logon properties, add \\serverdc\netlogon

Obviously replace serverdc with your own real Domain Controller in your business throughout all of the steps here.

]]> By: Steve Wiseman http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2007/08/set-default-printer-from-a-script/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Steve Wiseman Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:04:37 +0000 http://intelliadmin.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/set-default-printer-from-a-script/#comment-144 You have a typo WSHNetork should be WSHNetwork You have a typo WSHNetork should be WSHNetwork

]]> By: Adam http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2007/08/set-default-printer-from-a-script/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Adam Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:58:52 +0000 http://intelliadmin.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/set-default-printer-from-a-script/#comment-143 Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. c:\dp2.vbs(2, 1) Microsoft VBScript runtime error: Object required: 'WSHNetork' Help! Thank You Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

c:\dp2.vbs(2, 1) Microsoft VBScript runtime error: Object required: ‘WSHNetork’

Help!

Thank You

]]> By: Steve Wiseman http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2007/08/set-default-printer-from-a-script/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Steve Wiseman Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:56:17 +0000 http://intelliadmin.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/set-default-printer-from-a-script/#comment-142 This is from the blogging software we use here. You will need to erase the quotes and re-write them yourself...the quotes in the blog are a special kind that are not recognized by the script engine. This is from the blogging software we use here. You will need to erase the quotes and re-write them yourself…the quotes in the blog are a special kind that are not recognized by the script engine.

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