FAQ | Install drivers on user account w/ limited rights?

[FxDeV]

Has anyone successfully been able to perform an unattended installation on Win2k for a Multifunction Printer.

I have a dell 962. Dell does not provide certified microsoft drivers for this device. If I install the drivers before deployment of the machine and then have the client plug in their USB printer it tries to reinstall the drivers as each USB device has its own unique identifier. It cannot complete the installation as the users are locked down and the install requires admin rights.

Edited October 26, 2005 by Bâshrat the Sneaky

[bluescreens]

Has anyone successfully been able to perform an unattended installation on Win2k for a Multifunction Printer.

I have a dell 962. Dell does not provide certified microsoft drivers for this device. If I install the drivers before deployment of the machine and then have the client plug in their USB printer it tries to reinstall the drivers as each USB device has its own unique identifier. It cannot complete the installation as the users are locked down and the install requires admin rights.

(Bump) We've also got a locked environment - and printers aren't available during the machine build. Any information on how to allow users (as non-admins) to install drivers, even months after the intial build, would be appreciated.

[Bâshrat the Sneaky]

Ehm... run a (.vbs => GPO) script with admin rights that installs the correct driver, depending on which HWID(s) are detected?