> > Hi All,
> >
> > We recently changed all our Printers on Windows XP SP2 (joined to a
> > domain)
> > from "Per User" installation to "Per PC" installation.
> >
> > If you add a printer via Start / Settings / Printers / Add printer, it is
> > a
> > per user printer. IE If you go to a different PC (and you have a roaming
> > profile) the printer will be available to you on the new PC.
> > That's great if you go to the PC next to you... It's not so good if you go
> > to a different site or floor and want to print to the printer closest to
> > you.
> >
> > To solve this, we removed all the printers and added them as "Per PC"
> > printers. IE, It doesn't matter who logs into the PC, the available
> > printers
> > will always be the ones installed on the PC.
> > We installed the printers using the following command:
> > rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ga /y /n\\PServer\Printer1
> >
> > That's a quick explanation of what we did. Now down to the Problem:
> >
> > Before, (with the printer installed as a per user printer) when you're in
> > Outlook 2003, if you highlight a message (or open it) and press CTRL + P
> > or
> > click File / Print, the print dialog box shows the default printer. This
> > is
> > good and what I would expect.
> >
> > Now we have deleted the "Per User" printer and added the "Per PC" printer
> > connection. When we do the same thing in Outlook, the Printer "Name" box
> > is
> > empty. You have to manually select the printer you want to print to. Once
> > you've done this, Outlook seems to remember the printer until you close
> > Outlook. Next time you open Outlook, you have to go through the same
> > process.
> >
> > It appears that Outlook doesn't seem to be able to pickup or remember the
> > default printer when it's installed on a Per PC basis.
> >
> > Note that if you hover over the Printer button on the toolbar in Outlook,
> > it
> > shows the default printer correctly and also prints correctly to the
> > default
> > printer when you press the button.
> >
> > I also built a fresh XP SP2 PC with only Office 2003 installed and got the
> > same problem.
> >
> > Any Ideas? Can anyone confirm if the same thing happens to them?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Trent