Script to Install Printer Drivers w/o adding printer

I'm hoping someone can help me. I need a script that will allow me to
install multiple printer drivers without needing to add the printers.

Normally, I go into printers, go to file, server properties, drivers
tab and add them there. This allows me to install the drivers on the
machine for when the user needs to add a printer at different
locations.

The drivers are located on a server that is only accessible from my
central location, but if needed, I can put them on a cd just to install
using the script.

I'm using mostly XP with only a few Vista machines, which requires the
same steps but you have to run as administrator.

Thanks!


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if the print drivers are signed you can use prndrvr.vbs (XP in \system32,
Vista in \system32\printing_admin_scripts\en-us) or rundll32 in either OS to
call into the printui interface. If the drivers are not signed you will
have to use rundll32. In Vista just launch printui.exe, this will invoke
the help and you can look through the examples for use in both XP or Vista.

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I'm hoping someone can help me. I need a script that will allow me to
install multiple printer drivers without needing to add the printers.

Normally, I go into printers, go to file, server properties, drivers
tab and add them there. This allows me to install the drivers on the
machine for when the user needs to add a printer at different
locations.

The drivers are located on a server that is only accessible from my
central location, but if needed, I can put them on a cd just to install
using the script.

I'm using mostly XP with only a few Vista machines, which requires the
same steps but you have to run as administrator.

Thanks!


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Alan,
thank you for your reply. You definitely pointed my in the right
direction. I have written some code but now I'm getting an error and
have had no luck googling it. Heres what I have:

cscript prndrvr.vbs -a -m "hp laserjet 2550 pcl 6"
-v -e -h e:\printdrivers\hp_clj2550_pcl6 -i hpc2550c.inf

I get error code 800A0401, char 27. I'm not familiar with code, so I
don't know the rules, but character 27 doesn't look wrong to me?


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There is a bunch of file for most of the HP drivers. There is some language
file in one of the cabs that has to be a flat file.

Just crack all the cabs and expand the files to a flat file share



PS I have no clue on the error, it's not mapping to anything.

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Alan,
thank you for your reply. You definitely pointed my in the right
direction. I have written some code but now I'm getting an error and
have had no luck googling it. Heres what I have:

cscript prndrvr.vbs -a -m "hp laserjet 2550 pcl 6"
-v -e -h e:\printdrivers\hp_clj2550_pcl6 -i hpc2550c.inf

I get error code 800A0401, char 27. I'm not familiar with code, so I
don't know the rules, but character 27 doesn't look wrong to me?


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Hi Alan,
I'm guessing by flat, you mean they have to be "extracted"?? I have
looked and there is not a cab file at all.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks.


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add the link to the driver you are installing.

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Hi Alan,
I'm guessing by flat, you mean they have to be "extracted"?? I have
looked and there is not a cab file at all.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks.


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I do agree with you. Those are the most effective way
'_script_install_' (http://globolstaff.com/)


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