<div>
Hi<br />
<br />
Are you not having a print server. If you have a server deploy the printer from the server. <br />
<br />
<br />
Cheers
</div>


Hi

Are you not having a print server. If you have a server deploy the printer from the server.


Cheers

<div>
Yes we have the majority of printers on a print server but there are some locally attached.Also users have printers at home
</div>


Yes we have the majority of printers on a print server but there are some locally attached.Also users have printers at home

<div>
Had to create printer driver packages and distribute to machines
</div>


Had to create printer driver packages and distribute to machines

<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
We have a managed Windows 7 environment where SCCM controls the patches that can be applied to the workstations. We have set a policy for Windows Update to<br />
<br />
'Configure Automatic Updates' - Disabled.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
This has been put in place to &nbsp;prevent users or engineers going to pull down new updates from Microsoft updates thus avoiding machines at different patch levels.<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
I want however to allow users to install printer drivers for their local printers as necessary. Is there a way in which I can achieve this? I would really prefer to be allow users to take drivers from windows update but not patches. This would allow laptop users to take drivers for their home printers. <br />
<br />
Any ideas?
</div>
</div>


We have a managed Windows 7 environment where SCCM controls the patches that can be applied to the workstations. We have set a policy for Windows Update to

'Configure Automatic Updates' - Disabled.



This has been put in place to  prevent users or engineers going to pull down new updates from Microsoft updates thus avoiding machines at different patch levels.

 

I want however to allow users to install printer drivers for their local printers as necessary. Is there a way in which I can achieve this? I would really prefer to be allow users to take drivers from windows update but not patches. This would allow laptop users to take drivers for their home printers. 

Any ideas?

Manage local printer drivers

Windows 7 is an operating system from Microsoft. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.

Windows 7

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

The Microsoft Server topic includes all of the legacy versions of the operating system, including the Windows NT 3.1, NT 3.5, NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 and Windows Home Server versions.