XP pro connection to Network printer

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Hi everyone. I have a slight problem connecting users on XP . When I try and
connect them to a Network printer a message appears saying 'a policy effect
on this machine prevents you from connecting........' sorry can't remember
the rest. The only way to resolve this is to make the user an administrator
on their local machine which can cause problems concerning deletion of system
files etc etc. Is there any way to over-come this and keep the users as
limited accounts but still connect them to network printers. I have tried
adding individuals to the securitys settings under the network printers but
to no avail. I would appriciate some advice if its possible. Thank you

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karim zaoui

 

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See Bruce Sandston's article at:
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm
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Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

"broadfield" <karim@zaoui.co.uk> wrote in message
news:73166733-B69C-4E39-ABF6-E78EC1B57132@microsoft.com...
> Hi everyone. I have a slight problem connecting users on XP . When I try
> and
> connect them to a Network printer a message appears saying 'a policy
> effect
> on this machine prevents you from connecting........' sorry can't remember
> the rest. The only way to resolve this is to make the user an
> administrator
> on their local machine which can cause problems concerning deletion of
> system
> files etc etc. Is there any way to over-come this and keep the users as
> limited accounts but still connect them to network printers. I have
> tried
> adding individuals to the securitys settings under the network printers
> but
> to no avail. I would appriciate some advice if its possible. Thank you
>
> --
> karim zaoui
>

 

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I assume the DC is an NT4 server. Either turn off the policy on the client
or upgrade to XP SP2.

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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
;kbhowto]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

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"broadfield" <karim@zaoui.co.uk> wrote in message
news:73166733-B69C-4E39-ABF6-E78EC1B57132@microsoft.com...
> Hi everyone. I have a slight problem connecting users on XP . When I try
and
> connect them to a Network printer a message appears saying 'a policy
effect
> on this machine prevents you from connecting........' sorry can't remember
> the rest. The only way to resolve this is to make the user an
administrator
> on their local machine which can cause problems concerning deletion of
system
> files etc etc. Is there any way to over-come this and keep the users as
> limited accounts but still connect them to network printers. I have
tried
> adding individuals to the securitys settings under the network printers
but
> to no avail. I would appriciate some advice if its possible. Thank you
>
> --
> karim zaoui