Hi Oscar,
According to this document (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/305402) the defaults should be pushed to users automatically after setting them on the server, but your question indicates that this doesn't work.
The functionality you're looking for does not come with Scense 'out-of-the-box'.
But, with some effort, it is possible to create the desired user experience, following these not so easy steps.
For this to work, you will need to install the 'Import Registry Content' extension from ScenseGuru on this forum.
Here are the steps:
It's important to consider that the binary value in the registry must match the printer driver, so when the driver is changed or updated you should probably create a new reg-file.
I'm not sure if this will work with all printers, but it might be interesting to give it a try.
There might be a more elegant way of solving this, perhaps someone will post it here.
According to this document (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/305402) the defaults should be pushed to users automatically after setting them on the server, but your question indicates that this doesn't work.
The functionality you're looking for does not come with Scense 'out-of-the-box'.
But, with some effort, it is possible to create the desired user experience, following these not so easy steps.
For this to work, you will need to install the 'Import Registry Content' extension from ScenseGuru on this forum.
Here are the steps:
- Logon to a workstation and let Scense connect the printer
- Configure the 'Printing Preferences' properly
- Open regedit.exe and go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Connections
- Select the printer you've just configured
- Right-click the printer, click 'export' and save the reg-file
- Open the reg-file and it should look something like this:
Quote:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Connections\,,SERVER,PRINTER]
"GuidPrinter"="{17D6B5F5-0964-47A0-A735-51E08D5B51C9}"
"Server"="\\\\SERVER"
"Provider"="win32spl.dll"
"LocalConnection"=dword:00000001
"DevMode"=hex:5c,00,5c,00,53,00,45,00,52,00,56,00,45,00,52,00,5c,00,48,00,50,\
(and the rest of this binary value...)
- We're only interested in the "DevMode" value, so delete the other values from the file.
- You should now have something like this:
Quote:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Connections\,,SERVER,PRINTER]
"DevMode"=hex:5c,00,5c,00,53,00,45,00,52,00,56,00,45,00,52,00,5c,00,48,00,50,\
(and the rest of this binary value...)
- Create a new 'Import Registry Content' action within the 'User logon Action' of the Printer object.
- It's very important that this new action comes AFTER the Printer Connect action that's already there. (otherwise the printer won't connect properly)
- Copy and Paste the reg-file content into the 'Import Registry Content' action
- Don't forget to activate this new action
It's important to consider that the binary value in the registry must match the printer driver, so when the driver is changed or updated you should probably create a new reg-file.
I'm not sure if this will work with all printers, but it might be interesting to give it a try.
There might be a more elegant way of solving this, perhaps someone will post it here.