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Allow non admin to install unsigned printer driver
  1. #1


    Jac Guest

    Allow non admin to install unsigned printer driver

    Hi we have some Windows Vista in our environement and we have a lot of
    driver that are not digitaly signed. So when non admin users try to install
    theat network driver, they just can't GRRRRR!

    Is there a way to allow non admin user to install non signed printer driver
    ?



    Thanks for your help !

    JAc


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  2. #2


    Alan Morris [MSFT] Guest

    Re: Allow non admin to install unsigned printer driver

    Local printer or is this a printer shared from another machine?

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    "Jac" <support@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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    > Hi we have some Windows Vista in our environement and we have a lot of
    > driver that are not digitaly signed. So when non admin users try to
    > install theat network driver, they just can't GRRRRR!
    >
    > Is there a way to allow non admin user to install non signed printer
    > driver ?
    >
    > Thanks for your help !
    >
    > JAc


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  3. #3


    Jac Guest

    Re: Allow non admin to install unsigned printer driver

    It's a shared printer on a windows 2008 server

    "Alan Morris [MSFT]" <alanmo@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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    > Local printer or is this a printer shared from another machine?
    >
    > --
    > Alan Morris
    > Windows Printing Team
    > Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
    > http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
    >
    > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
    > rights.
    >
    > "Jac" <support@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:eWh%23YS9TJHA.6044@xxxxxx

    >> Hi we have some Windows Vista in our environement and we have a lot of
    >> driver that are not digitaly signed. So when non admin users try to
    >> install theat network driver, they just can't GRRRRR!
    >>
    >> Is there a way to allow non admin user to install non signed printer
    >> driver ?
    >>
    >> Thanks for your help !
    >>
    >> JAc
    >
    >

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  4. #4


    Alan Morris [MSFT] Guest

    Re: Allow non admin to install unsigned printer driver

    You will need to configure the Point and Print Restrictions policy


    Point and Print Security on Windows Vista

    http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device...staPnPSec.mspx




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    Alan Morris
    Windows Printing Team
    Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
    http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

    This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

    "Jac" <support@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:eWptQ9YVJHA.2468@xxxxxx

    > It's a shared printer on a windows 2008 server
    >
    > "Alan Morris [MSFT]" <alanmo@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:uohznLBUJHA.5408@xxxxxx

    >> Local printer or is this a printer shared from another machine?
    >>
    >> --
    >> Alan Morris
    >> Windows Printing Team
    >> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
    >> http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
    >>
    >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
    >> rights.
    >>
    >> "Jac" <support@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >> news:eWh%23YS9TJHA.6044@xxxxxx

    >>> Hi we have some Windows Vista in our environement and we have a lot of
    >>> driver that are not digitaly signed. So when non admin users try to
    >>> install theat network driver, they just can't GRRRRR!
    >>>
    >>> Is there a way to allow non admin user to install non signed printer
    >>> driver ?
    >>>
    >>> Thanks for your help !
    >>>
    >>> JAc
    >>
    >>
    >


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