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9.1

Login Script to Set Default Printer

Asked by matthewcramer in VB Script, Visual Basic Programming

Tags: , ,

Hi All

I have a working login script which maps network drives and printers according to the user accounts group memberships. This is all fine. I am running into difficulty with setting the Default Printer for users via the script.

Users have different default printers depending on their department. Is it possible to have this one script set the Default Printer according to which department (group membership) the user is in? (I realise I could just have multiple login scripts, but would rather keep in to this one)

I have included the relevant part of the script below.

Thanks in advance for any/all assistance. If you need more information from me, please ask.

NB. I am by no means an advanced VB Scripter... Start Free Trial 
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'Deletes ALL existing network printers
 
On error Resume Next
 
Dim objNetwork
Dim strComputer
 
strComputer="."
Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colInstalledPrinters =  objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_Printer")
 
For Each objPrinter in colInstalledPrinters
      Printer = objPrinter.name
      objNetwork.RemovePrinterConnection Printer
next
 
'**********************
 
'Map network drives
'**********************
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_OffersCompl") Then MapIt "E:","\\Server02\offerscompl"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"Domain Users") Then MapIt "P:","\\Server02\public"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_Accounts") Then MapIt "S:","\\Server02\sage"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"Domain Users") Then MapIt "T:","\\Server02\data"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_Underwriters") Then MapIt "U:","\\Server02\underwriting"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_EDS") Then MapIt "X:","\\Server02\eds"
 
'Map printers
'**********************
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_Accounts") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\DNSThree\Accounts - Colour"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_Accounts") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\DNSThree\Accounts Printer"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_BusSup") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\DNSThree\Business support"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_Completions") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\DNSThree\Completions"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_Ecom") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\DNSThree\E-commerce Printer"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_11thFloor") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\DNSThree\Edge Headed"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_11thFloor") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\DNSThree\Edge Headed 2"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_EFL") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\DNSThree\Enterprise Finance"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_EFL") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\DNSThree\Enterprise Finance2"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_BusSup") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\DNSThree\ESURV"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_Facilities") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\DNSThree\Partners colour"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_11thFloor") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\DNSThree\Plain 1"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_11thFloor") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\DNSThree\Plain 2"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_BusSup") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\DNSThree\Spinnaka"
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_LocalLorna") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\DELL_150607\Lorna"
 
###########################################################
############## BELOW IS NOT PART OF SCRIPT ################
 
I know this can be used as an example of setting a Default Printer, but it will set the same Default for all users - NOT what I want. What needs to be changed/amended?
 
If IsAMemberOf(objNetwork.UserDomain,objNetwork.UserName,"_ITSupport") Then AddPrinterConnection "\\10.0.0.163\IT Support"
objNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\10.0.0.163\IT Support"
 
###########################################################
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Tags: VB Script, VBS, -, user login script for Windows 2003 AD domain
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