I am trying to install printers on xp workstations and I'm having a hit and miss with my success. Just a bit of info about our environment. We are running a 2008 r2 domain with a 2008 r2 print server. All xp workstations have been patched with everything including the GP preferences patch and yes I'm using the pushprinterconnection.exe.
So here is what I'm trying to do. I need to apply printers to just a group of workstations (a PC LAB) and NOT all the users. In other words I don't want the printers to follow the users around. I also need to set the default printer.
The only way I know to set the default printer is in User configuration > control Panel settings > Printers and then connect to a shared printer and check the default box. The problem is that printers will only show up in XP if I ALSO put the printers in User configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Deployed printers. Normally that wouldn't be a problem but as I pointed out above I'm also trying to limit what PCs get these printers and I would like to use the "Item-level targeting" which would be pointed to the security group that has all the PCs in the lab in it.
Now something that I didn't do is setup individual OUs for the labs, instead I created security groups. Does that make a difference?
Clear as mud?
Thanks in advance. :)