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I've found a workaround for this issue. Win2003 Admin Template for Point and Print options for GP are set in User Policy. When I disjoined Win7 RC1 from the domain to investigate the Local Policy options, I noticed that Point and Print options were available via User AND Computer policy. Import the below reg. Entry using Group Policy Preferences. --------- Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Policies Microsoft Windows NT Printers PointAndPrint] 'InForest'=dword:00000000 'Restricted'=dword:00000000 'TrustedServers'=dword:00000000. Url2 Sifteam E1 Download here. I've found a workaround for this issue.

Win2003 Admin Template for Point and Print options for GP are set in User Policy. When I disjoined Win7 RC1 from the domain to investigate the Local Policy options, I noticed that Point and Print options were available via User AND Computer policy. Import the below reg. Entry using Group Policy Preferences. --------- Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Policies Microsoft Windows NT Printers PointAndPrint] 'InForest'=dword:00000000 'Restricted'=dword:00000000 'TrustedServers'=dword:00000000. Ryan's answer sounds reasonable, except that I don't have the 'Point and Print Restrictions' option anywhere under the Computer Configuration section of my GPO, only under User Configuration. Did some digging and found the following at: 'To disable driver installation warning messages and elevation prompts on computers that are running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, in the Point and Print Restrictions dialog box, click Disabled, and then click OK.

This setting disables the enhanced printer driver installation security of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. ' However, on my Windows 7 clients, when a user logs in the first time a brand new network printer is connected, so the driver install prompt still shows up. Based on the GPO settings description, this only works 'when a driver for an existing printer connection needs to be updated', so disabling this setting still doesn't help me. Finally, tried IL NAIRB's suggestion and created those three registry entries under Computer Configuration, Preferences, Windows Settings, Registry, and the print driver looks like it's installing automatically now without prompts. Going with this solution for now. I can't help you on this, it appears that you have it resolved.

I have a similar issue with W7RC, I upgraded from Vista Ultimate to W7RC1 and not I can't share anything from the W7RC computer! My other computers, XP and Vista can't connect via shares to the W7RC nor can they print. The printing is the main problem. I can connect to the other computers from W7RC but they can't connect to me. Dreambox Gemini 3 Softcam Installieren there. I even used the administrator account and password in the net use command but they can't connect to me. I have turned off the firewall, went into Local Security settings and turned off everything in there that wasn't already shut off.

I can't even ping the W7RC computer from the other computers but I can ping them from my W7RC computer. It seems like all of the options in Print Manager apply to Group Policy. I am running a home network with no DC so there is no Group Policy to change.

What was MS thinking? I just wanted to add how to update your policy template files as I have just discovered that answer after a day of searching. The windows 7 policy files can be found at c: windows PolicyDefinitions on a windows 7 machine. On a domain controller go to the Sysvol domain policies folder. If there is a directory in there called PolicyDefinitions copy the template files from the windows 7 machine into there. If it doesn't exist you should copy the whole folder and this will create a new central policy repository. See support article here.