Add printer greyed out

[huff-n-puff]

Hi

When my users try to add a printer using the "connect to a printer on the
internet or on a home or office network" in the add printer wizard this part
is greyed out.

Yet when an administrator does the same they are able to add the printer.

Does anyone know how to allow a user without admin rights to add the printer
using this method?
Could it be done using a GPO?

Thanks

M

[Byte]

Adding a printer requires access to system files. Users do NOT have
access to system files.
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"huff-n-puff" wrote:

> Hi
>
> When my users try to add a printer using the "connect to a printer on the
> internet or on a home or office network" in the add printer wizard this part
> is greyed out.
>
> Yet when an administrator does the same they are able to add the printer.
>
> Does anyone know how to allow a user without admin rights to add the printer
> using this method?
> Could it be done using a GPO?
>
> Thanks
>
> M

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

See:
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"huff-n-puff" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
>
> When my users try to add a printer using the "connect to a printer on the
> internet or on a home or office network" in the add printer wizard this
> part
> is greyed out.
>
> Yet when an administrator does the same they are able to add the printer.
>
> Does anyone know how to allow a user without admin rights to add the
> printer
> using this method?
> Could it be done using a GPO?
>
> Thanks
>
> M

[huff-n-puff]

Thatnks for the input, but I know about admin rights etc, it is just strange
that they can add a printer using the \\server\printer method in the wizard,
but the http:// method is greyed out.

Is giving them admin rights the only way?

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> See:
> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
>
>
>
> "huff-n-puff" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi
> >
> > When my users try to add a printer using the "connect to a printer on the
> > internet or on a home or office network" in the add printer wizard this
> > part
> > is greyed out.
> >
> > Yet when an administrator does the same they are able to add the printer.
> >
> > Does anyone know how to allow a user without admin rights to add the
> > printer
> > using this method?
> > Could it be done using a GPO?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > M
>
>
>

[Alan Morris [MSFT]]

Yes in order to install a driver on the machine the users must have admin
rights or Power User with load and unload driver privilege

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Windows Printing Team
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"huff-n-puff" > wrote in message
...
> Thatnks for the input, but I know about admin rights etc, it is just
> strange
> that they can add a printer using the \\server\printer method in the
> wizard,
> but the http:// method is greyed out.
>
> Is giving them admin rights the only way?
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> See:
>> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Printing & Imaging
>>
>>
>>
>> "huff-n-puff" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > When my users try to add a printer using the "connect to a printer on
>> > the
>> > internet or on a home or office network" in the add printer wizard this
>> > part
>> > is greyed out.
>> >
>> > Yet when an administrator does the same they are able to add the
>> > printer.
>> >
>> > Does anyone know how to allow a user without admin rights to add the
>> > printer
>> > using this method?
>> > Could it be done using a GPO?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > M
>>
>>
>>