SMSINST: Installer Does Not Install Printers (176990)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer 1.0
This article was previously published under Q176990 SUMMARY
Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer version 1.0 does not
currently have functionality allowing it to add printers to Windows NT and
Windows 95 systems. Using the repackage feature is not sufficient.
Microsoft Technical Support does not support using the Systems Management
Server Installer version 1.0 for adding printers. The purpose of this
article is to present other options for adding printers to client systems.
MORE INFORMATION
There are other options for automatically adding a printer to a system,
including, but not limited to, the AddPrinter function and the Con2prt
utility.
AddPrinter Function
This is the programmatic method for adding a printer, appropriate for use
with Windows NT and Windows 95. Using this method, you can write a custom
application to add printers automatically. See the Microsoft Platform SDK
for more information on implementing this function.
Con2prt.exe
This is a command line utility from the Microsoft Windows Zero
Administration Kit (ZAK) for Windows NT Workstation. This utility allows a
network printer connection to be added at a command line on a computer
running Windows NT Workstation. It requires no user interaction and can be
delivered through normal Systems Management Server software distribution as
a batch file or within a Systems Management Server Installer script (by
using the Execute Program script item). Please note that this utility works
for Windows NT only. There is no equivalent executable program currently
available for Windows 95. For more information on this utility, see the
Zero Administration Kit Version 1.0, "Administrator's Guide," Appendix B,
Utilities and Commands.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 6/14/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo KB176990 |
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