Rename a Network Printer win Win 7
- by Alex
Seems this is a common question but the answers regularly miss the point.
I have a server. Server has some printers connected. Server has all drivers for x32 & x64 OS PLUS ALL DEFAULTS set. Server also manages print queue.
I have many workstations, all need to use the printers. All NEED to have drivers print queue and DEFAULTS propagated from server.
Now....
When I add the printers on the workstations, I get: "ABC Printer on SERVER123"
I need something less long - just "ABC Printer"
So how?
Tip: Please don't show me how to change the name of your locally installed printer. I know how to do this - I am particularly interested in shared printers that look like "ABC Printer on SERVER123"
Tip: Installing the driver with a local port wont cut it because then I loose the server propagated defaults, the driver updates and I need to run around with driver disks/confuse trembling users with hard things like choosing drivers.
I am happy for a hack if there is no official way to do this in the group policy....
I tried looking in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers
on the workstation machines but those are only local printers :(
I can see the network printer details on the workstations here:
HKEY_USERS[Some GUID]\Printers\Connections
But there is nothing obvious like a description string...
Can anyone help with this?