Hi,
Both of my Windows 2003 servers can NO LONGER able to add local printers.
The feature is gray-out/disabled in the Add Printer Wizards. It looks
like I don't have the rights to do it.
I tried signon locally as local admin or signon to the domain as domain
admin. Same problem.

Not too long ago, I added a local TCP/IP port printer on the same server
without any troubles?

Not sure if it is just me or everybody has the similar problem.

Please help me before I paid $100 to email Microsoft.

Thank You.

Kan

Did you start the Spooler Service?

http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_Nine.htm
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Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Client - Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/Windows


"kan" <kwong@abarta.com> wrote in message
news:%23Gm%2395f0GHA.1536@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> Both of my Windows 2003 servers can NO LONGER able to add local printers.
> The feature is gray-out/disabled in the Add Printer Wizards. It looks like
> I don't have the rights to do it.
> I tried signon locally as local admin or signon to the domain as domain
> admin. Same problem.
>
> Not too long ago, I added a local TCP/IP port printer on the same server
> without any troubles?
>
> Not sure if it is just me or everybody has the similar problem.
>
> Please help me before I paid $100 to email Microsoft.
>
> Thank You.
>
> Kan

Is the policy that disables adding printers enabled for your accounts?

If this policy gets enabled for users, it does not matter if you are admin.

on the server machine run rsop.msc


look under User Configuration, Administrative templates, Control Panel,
Printers, Prevent addition of printers.

If it's enabled, you can track down the policy and excluded the users who
should be able to add printers. If even the local Admin is affected, it may
just be the local policy.





--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

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

"Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message
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> Did you start the Spooler Service?
>
> http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_Nine.htm
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Client - Printing & Imaging
> www.coribright.com/Windows
>
>
> "kan" <kwong@abarta.com> wrote in message
> news:%23Gm%2395f0GHA.1536@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>> Both of my Windows 2003 servers can NO LONGER able to add local printers.
>> The feature is gray-out/disabled in the Add Printer Wizards. It looks
>> like I don't have the rights to do it.
>> I tried signon locally as local admin or signon to the domain as domain
>> admin. Same problem.
>>
>> Not too long ago, I added a local TCP/IP port printer on the same server
>> without any troubles?
>>
>> Not sure if it is just me or everybody has the similar problem.
>>
>> Please help me before I paid $100 to email Microsoft.
>>
>> Thank You.
>>
>> Kan
>
>