XP connect to printer error

You can work around this by installing the printer driver
locally and mapping an IP-port to the printer in question.
-----Original Message-----
I've researched this issue before posting here - and
found info - without successful resolution, so maybe
someone has further info:

When domain users on an XP machine try to install a
shared network computer to which they have access and to
which they can install from a 2000 pro machine, they
receive the following error:

A policy is in effect on your computer which prevents
you from connecting to this print queue. Please contact
your system administrator.

I found reference to KB 319939 which mentions the group
policy setting at User Configuration\Administrative
Templates\Control Panel\Printers\Point and Print
Restrictions

and since this was a brand new XP install I figured that
there was no way this was enabled on the local machine
and that's correct its not. There is no comparable GPO
setting on my W2k domain/domain controllers.

I tried enabling the setting on the XP machine but that
didn't correct the problem.

My research indicates that this setting is to prevent
the (fairly obscure) possibility of downloading a virus-
infected print driver to the local machine, but the only
solution I am finding is to make the domain user a local
administrator on the XP machine which kind of defeats the
security effect.

I did research the error message on this site and found
reference to this site:

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm

but the described procedure describes sharing a newly
installed printer and these are existing printers so I
don't know if that would work.

Any insight would be appreciated.
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