Batch file to set default printer server 2008

Hopefully this scripts can do it. You would use -t -p "printer" to set the default printer by it's common name use -g to get the current default to see what I mean. Thank you sir,I have learned so much from this place. If it's just for your own machine, you can modify the EnableLUA reg value via the command:. Note that this can also be done by direct modification of the ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin reg value via the command:. In a domain environment you would want to do this from a policy rather than a registry tatoo, but it is possible to edit the registry to mimick this policy.

That printer name looks awfully wrong - I think you're trying to set a default printer with a connection you haven't created. Look deeper into the -ac and -p options run the script with no switches to get an idea of what you're doing wrong. Is that an actual printer name though? Try running this as a. Cluberti, thanks man that script gave me the proper path name of the printer. The default printer, and a printer deletion works now. Is there a way to run a cmd file with elevated privileges or as administrator?.

I am running a cmd file from a login script. The runas command should be able to do this, although if the user is not an administrator they'll likely see a consent prompt unless you change the default behavior in policy.

I found a work around, is there a way to turn of the windows scripting confirmation box, on the fly? Are you talking about the UAC prompt dialog? Modern Windows operating systems such as Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows Server have great built-in scripting tools and utilities. However, most users are not aware of these abilities.

The guide below includes an example. Download the appropriate printer driver for the printer you will be installing. Once downloaded, use 7-zip or other decompression tool to extract the driver packages. We do not actually want to install them. We only want to extract them. Go back to the folder where you extracted the driver package. Now, we need to figure out which. To do this we can install the printer on a computer and then go into Printer properties and the Advanced tab to locate the name of the driver.

We then just need to find the. Here, we will use the hpcuc. Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help.

If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact tnmff microsoft. Then i created a different GPO which sets it as the default printer this works now but the problem is as follows:.

And also the regular workstations and server get the correct default printer so the only problem now is it not setting the correct default printer through a remote desktop connection. It seems the issue might much more related to the remote desktop, would you please verify if you got the 'printer' checked under the local resources tab when you try to open the Remote Desktop Connection?

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