Hello, If I install a printer on a pc by logging in with the domain user account, If let's say I have other 5 users using different domain accounts on the same pc, will the printer will be ready installed on their profiles as well and also set to default. I am asking that because I recently installed a printer on server 2008 machine but I had to install it again for each profile since it was not installed.

Hello, install the printer locally as administrator and set it to default. This will achive what you need.Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

shell I take this as a standard procedure and always log in with the local admin to install printers and programs so that all other domain profiles that are used on the same pc will be with the updated printers and programs. Does it really make a difference if I use the domain admin account instead of the local admin ? Thanks

Hello, if you have only one machine that requires all users are having the printer available this is one way. Each domain adminstrator is automatically member of the local adminstrators group. If you have the plan for multiple Terminal servers in the future you should use the available options for printer installation coming with Windows server 2008, see here about details: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770760(WS.10).aspxBest regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Hi acmsoft , Thanks for posting here. Agree with Meinolf’s solution, and you may like to deploy printer by using group policy ,so that once user log in or computer start up , system will reads the settings from the GPO and adds the deployed printer connections to the users or computers to which the GPO applies. To get further information please read the link below: Deploy printers by using Group Policy http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722179(WS.10).aspx Thanks. Tiger LiPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.