Question : SBS2003 - Deploying Printer Via GPO

I am trying to learn how to deploy a printer via a GP. I am stuck at the first hurdle as I do not have a Ptinter Management as listed below from tech article

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722179(WS.10).aspx

First thing it says on the list is not an option for me (Printer Management), is this because I am running SBS2003 on this server?

To install printers to groups of users or computers by using Group Policy
1.Open the Administrative Tools folder, and then double-click Print Management.

2.In the Print Management tree, under the appropriate print server, click Printers.

3.In the results pane, right-click the printer you want to deploy, and then click Deploy with Group Policy..................................

Does anyone know of a good article that could teach me how to do this as it is a very useful thing to know obviously when dealing with new printer installs

Thanks in Advance

Answer : SBS2003 - Deploying Printer Via GPO

Hahah, happy to help--although I do have to head off to sleep shorty as it's 12:30AM here.

Mapping is not a problem, add the users to both Security Groups  KM-MC4695MF and KM-5550PCL6. That only adds the printers, doesn't set the default.

If you want to set the default to one of those create two new security groups in AD, called:
"KM-5550PCL6 Default" and  "KM-MC4695MF Default" (or something like that)
Then modify this section to the following:

'#Set default printer####
'#################################
if IsMember("KM-MC4695MF Default") then
    WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\SATURN\KM-MC4695MF"
    strDefaultPrinter = "KM-MC4695MF"
elseif IsMember("KM-5550PCL6 Default") then
    WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\SATURN\KM-5550PCL6"
    strDefaultPrinter = "KM-5550PCL6"
end if
'wscript.echo strDefaultPrinter


You can then add the user to: KM-MC4695MF Default if you want them to have that printer set to default
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