Windows 7 does not ask for administrative rights as default. It will however ask for administrative rights if the user tries to add the printer by installing the software that came with it (CD or downloaded driver 'setup.exe' usually require admin rights) or by adding a driver manually. The user would then need to manually choose an already existing driver without using the CD/Setup-program. To confirm that I tried 2 different approaches: 1 - Went to 'Devices and Printers'.

Right-clicked and clicked 'Add a printer'. Chose 'Add a Local Printer'. Chose an already existing port. Chose an already existing driver. Worked, no prompt. 2 - Went to 'Devices and printers'.

Right-clicked and clicked 'Add a printer'. Chose 'Add a Local Printer'. Chose to add a new TCP/IP port. Entered the IP-address.

Chose the device type if needed. Chose an already existing driver. Shirdi Sai Movie Songs Free Download South Mp3. Worked, no prompt. If you need your users to be able to add their own print drivers you will have to use GPO to edit the Driver Installation policy.

Aug 26, 2011. But, there are a couple of ways which can be tried to check you can install programs on Windows without admin access. No, these are. It is just that we would be trying out some methods because many programs actually do not need admin access to get installed, yet they prompt you to enter the password.

It is located here: Computer Configuration Policies Administrative Templates System Driver Installation The setting is called 'Allow non-administrators to install drivers for these devices setup classes'. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Torrent Download. You will need to add the device class GUID of printers. The GUIDs can be found here: EDIT: I've updated this with some more information as this was getting a bit old and people probably tried the same with network printers (which does not work the same way). A few more steps are required for domain infrastructures where you add non-local printers: • Configure Group Policy settings for 'Point and Print' on BOTH computer and user settings (Vista previously only had user settings). The Location of the settings can be found here in GPOs: Computer Configuration Policies Administrative Templates Printers Point and Print Restrictions User Configuration Policies Administrative Templates Control Panel Printers Point and Print Restrictions • Point and Print settings will vary on what kind of restrictions you want, but if you want users to be able to install ANY printer, with ANY driver, from ANY server, set the Point and Print settings to 'Disabled'. • There are also other Group Policy settings that are related to print services, but I won't list them here.

They may or may not relate to your planned print infrastructure, so read through them properly and try them out in testlabs if the above steps does not work for you. Hi Nikhil, Well sounds pretty interesting. But I thought the new optio i Windows 7 which allows a user also to specify different default printers depending on which network he is, could be used to select a home printer as default printer. Your solution is ok if the user is doing some private stuff at home. But my scenario would be just a regular laptop user, who uses his cahced domain user account to log into the pc at home and who does some sort of work, and maybe he connects to the office by VPN or whatsoever.

What I am looking for is therefor a solution which allows this user - to use his (cached) domain account, and to coneect to a private printer at home - withou putting him to local admins group or power users group - because idellay he should not be bale to install anything else than just a printer. - Is this just a dream? Windows 7 does not ask for administrative rights as default.

It will however ask for administrative rights if the user tries to add the printer by installing the software that came with it (CD or downloaded driver 'setup.exe' usually require admin rights) or by adding a driver manually. The user would then need to manually choose an already existing driver without using the CD/Setup-program. To confirm that I tried 2 different approaches: 1 - Went to 'Devices and Printers'. Right-clicked and clicked 'Add a printer'. Chose 'Add a Local Printer'. Chose an already existing port. Chose an already existing driver. Worked, no prompt.

2 - Went to 'Devices and printers'. Right-clicked and clicked 'Add a printer'.

Chose 'Add a Local Printer'. Chose to add a new TCP/IP port. Entered the IP-address. Chose the device type if needed.

Chose an already existing driver. Worked, no prompt. If you need your users to be able to add their own print drivers you will have to use GPO to edit the Driver Installation policy.

It is located here: Computer Configuration Policies Administrative Templates System Driver Installation The setting is called 'Allow non-administrators to install drivers for these devices setup classes'. You will need to add the device class GUID of printers. The GUIDs can be found here: EDIT: I've updated this with some more information as this was getting a bit old and people probably tried the same with network printers (which does not work the same way). A few more steps are required for domain infrastructures where you add non-local printers: • Configure Group Policy settings for 'Point and Print' on BOTH computer and user settings (Vista previously only had user settings). The Location of the settings can be found here in GPOs: Computer Configuration Policies Administrative Templates Printers Point and Print Restrictions User Configuration Policies Administrative Templates Control Panel Printers Point and Print Restrictions • Point and Print settings will vary on what kind of restrictions you want, but if you want users to be able to install ANY printer, with ANY driver, from ANY server, set the Point and Print settings to 'Disabled'. • There are also other Group Policy settings that are related to print services, but I won't list them here. They may or may not relate to your planned print infrastructure, so read through them properly and try them out in testlabs if the above steps does not work for you.

That sounds great but you may be wrong in a couple ways. I have several network printers as my company is medium to large. Many of them are NOT 'NOT' in the windows driver database.

I don't need to install special software from a CD as the driver are provided by the server when you install it. I have many windows XP users and all of them work fine when installing these printers. The problem exists when installing them on windows 7.

It gets 3/4 way thru installing the printer then asks for a admin account to finish. You said this is not by default that it will prompt. This is where I think you need might need to test more.

I have a windows 2003 r2 domain controller. Nothing special was setup to not allow win 7 user to install. So it is by default asking for a user and pass for installing a printer.

This is also the case when installing a mouse or keyboard. Something in windows XP that just worked is now in windows 7 asking for a admin.

I have added the setting this thread speaks of to the domain controller for adding the hardware GUIDs to the allowed list. I have also set the setting up for point and print settings. At this point I am at a loss. I want the user to be able to install printers but win7 will not allow me to do this. I may have to roll back win7 and go with xp until this is resolved.

A PLAIN howto needs to be setup from Microsoft explaining how to allow this to happen. I can't just go changing group policies until I finally get the one that resolves the issue.

We as well do not want to install printers using a GPO. We scale the different departments all the time which changes printers. This would be a nightmare to administer the printers thru a GPO to install them. One last thing to add. When I am logged onto the machine as domain admin I can install these printers. So I know the drivers exist on the server. It worked with XP wishing it worked on win7.

That sounds great but you may be wrong in a couple ways. I have several network printers as my company is medium to large. Many of them are NOT 'NOT' in the windows driver database. I don't need to install special software from a CD as the driver are provided by the server when you install it. I have many windows XP users and all of them work fine when installing these printers. The problem exists when installing them on windows 7. It gets 3/4 way thru installing the printer then asks for a admin account to finish.

You said this is not by default that it will prompt. This is where I think you need might need to test more. I have a windows 2003 r2 domain controller. Nothing special was setup to not allow win 7 user to install. So it is by default asking for a user and pass for installing a printer.

This is also the case when installing a mouse or keyboard. Something in windows XP that just worked is now in windows 7 asking for a admin. I have added the setting this thread speaks of to the domain controller for adding the hardware GUIDs to the allowed list. I have also set the setting up for point and print settings. At this point I am at a loss. I want the user to be able to install printers but win7 will not allow me to do this. I may have to roll back win7 and go with xp until this is resolved.

A PLAIN howto needs to be setup from Microsoft explaining how to allow this to happen. I can't just go changing group policies until I finally get the one that resolves the issue. We as well do not want to install printers using a GPO.

We scale the different departments all the time which changes printers. This would be a nightmare to administer the printers thru a GPO to install them.

It worked with XP wishing it worked on win7 Completely agree we need a document that actually works. It is very frustrating trying to change setting on GPO and test and change and test, etc. Does anyone know of a document of there that explains this better then the standard 'here is where you put device IDs in the GPO'? Find this post helpful?

Does this post answer your question? Be sure to mark it appropriately to help others find answers to their searches. >>'Note this will not allow users to install 'Printer software' like the CD-Rom, but it will allow the printer driver even if not signed.'

What options do IT Administrators have for in this circumstance? (other than giving admin rights to users) For example when working in the field our mobile employees will plug in an HP LaserJet P1102w (or similar) yet won't be able to install without local admin rights. This type of printer requires an HP Setup program to run in order for the printer to work. Even as an administrator I am not able to just install manually and point to a driver.

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