Map Printer Script

[Gekko_uk]

How can I get the clients to automatically map printers on the server, I tried the following but it didnt seem to work.

Mapping them manually works fine.

net use LPT1: \\logi\epson2

net use LPT2: \\logi\epson1

net use LPT3: \\logi\HP1

Above was included in Bat login script.

Other lines in script work fine.

I ran it from command line, and it claimed LPT1 was already in use.

even though no printers were installed.

I assume the printer set as LPT1 is default?

Many thanks

[chilifrei64]

when you type just "net use" does it say what is using it?

[Smiley]

Use this to install the printer quietly

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /q /n\\servername\printername

Use this to set the printer as the default printer

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /y /n\\servername\printername

Run this for a full list of what printui can do

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /?

[amfony]

why do we use rundll32 printui.dll instead of a vbs liek this?

Dim net

Set net = CreateObject("WScript.Network")

net.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\server\printer"

net.SetDefaultPrinter "\\server\printer"

[tjhart85]

why do we use rundll32 printui.dll instead of a vbs liek this?

Wow, that works really well! THANKS!