Domain User Cannot Add a Local Printer

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51 and 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51 and 4.0

SYMPTOMS

A user that has logged on to the domain may not be able to create a printer driver for a locally attached printer. When you run Print Manager in Windows NT 3.51, the Create Printer option will be unavailable. When you use the Add Printer Wizard in Windows NT 4.0, the Local Printer option will be unavailable but the Network Printer option will be available.

RESOLUTION

At a Windows NT 4.0 computer, your domain user account must have access to administer your local computer if you wish to create a printer for a locally attached printer.

To administer your local computer, perform the following steps to add a domain user account:

1. Log on to the local computer with an account that has local administrator rights.

2. Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and click User Manager.

3. Double-click on the Group "Administrators".(The Print Operator Group can be used instead of the Administrators Group if security at the local computer is a concern.)

4. Click Add.

5. In the List Names From list box, select the domain you usually log on to.

6. Find your user name in the list and select it.

7. Click the Add button, the DOMAINNAME\USERNAME should appear in the lower list box now.

8. Click OK.

9. Click OK again then log off and back on to the domain.

Keywords          : ntprint NTSrvWkst kbnetwork
Version           : WinNT:3.51,4.0
Platform          : winnt