Map lpt1 to a network printer as a restricted user

Last year we applied SP2 to our XP workstations. We think that "broke"
restricted users' ability to "map" lpt1: to a networked printer (on our
win2k3 server). We'd done that with something like:

net use lpt1: \\server\printer /persistent:yes

Our environment is traditional: file/print server, workstations, ADS,
most users are restricted, HP printers.

Allowing users to be "administrators" isn't a great prospect, so another
solution would be very helpful about now. We need this because parts of
our database is still DOS Paradox -- old but functional.


I thank you.

Here is a link on this OS security change. The spooler does not care who
maps the port.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
Non-Administrators Cannot Remap an LPT Port to a Network Printer


Disable the physical LPT port or map to LPT2 or LPT3.


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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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"Frank Burleigh" wrote in message
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Last year we applied SP2 to our XP workstations. We think that "broke"
restricted users' ability to "map" lpt1: to a networked printer (on our
win2k3 server). We'd done that with something like:

net use lpt1: \\server\printer /persistent:yes

Our environment is traditional: file/print server, workstations, ADS, most
users are restricted, HP printers.

Allowing users to be "administrators" isn't a great prospect, so another
solution would be very helpful about now. We need this because parts of
our database is still DOS Paradox -- old but functional.


I thank you.

Alan Morris [MSFT] wrote:
Here is a link on this OS security change. The spooler does not care who
maps the port.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
Non-Administrators Cannot Remap an LPT Port to a Network Printer


Disable the physical LPT port or map to LPT2 or LPT3.


Thank you, Alan. I can't believe I didn't find that--but it looks to be
spot on what we need. I remember that in 2002 on a crop of new machines
we just shut lpt1 down in the bios. ;-)