minimum is Power User to add ports for XP
same for drivers but you must add the Load driver privilege to the Power
Users group also.
In Vista (and Windows 7 -- coming to a you soon) users can add signed
package drivers and TCP Ports.
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"iaisadmin" <iaisadmin.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Err.. So, my question is, how can I do this thing?
> And more importantly,
> "Hello everyone" and "Thanks for any help you can offer!"
> Sheesh, nettiquette anyone?
>
> "iaisadmin" wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
>> I have a widely arrayed user base and I have a web page that loads a
>> batch
>> file with the prnport.vbs to install printer ports and drivers. The local
>> users require admin privs to create a TCP/IP port however.
>> I cannot use a print server because of the distributed nature of the
>> userbase, so I have to find a way to allow *as granularly as possible* a
>> non-privileged account the access to create a standard tcp/ip port.
>>
>> I've been hacking through group policy (domain and local) and the
>> registry
>> to no avail thus far.
>> Granting admin privs is not an option, obviously.