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436771	2006-03-08 14:42:00	I have several computers in a Windows Domain environment that won't retain the default printer when the computer is logged off. If I change the default printer to Printer C, when I log back in, the default printer changes back to Printer B. It's not one particular printer, or one particular model as the computers are scattered thoughout the building and don't even connect to the same printer. Other people use the same printers with no issues. I don't know if this is related, but I have some computers that won't retain the left/right handed mouse settings. For my left handed users, they have to reset their settings daily as it defaults back to right-handed settings. I have a few computers with both problems. I'm running XP Pro with SP2.	fredsbank (9945)
436772	2006-03-08 19:53:00	Sounds to me like some people might have restricted user accounts that don't allow for saving settings. Mike.	Mike (15)
436773	2006-03-08 22:49:00	Those "problems" are the reason that you have "a number of computers in a domain" . If all changes made by users to "their" computers stayed between logins, you would have a collection of computers. :D It is a necessary (but not sufficient) condition for a stable network that the system administrator should be able to administer[/b[ it. That means that there's only one person with that power. The fact that there are some people who can make permanent changes indicates some people have obtained that level of permissions. If you are responsible for the system, make it clear to the management that you can not be responsible if you haven't got control. If permanent changes are needed to settings, [b]you are the one to make them.	Graham L (2)
436774	2006-03-08 22:53:00	Those "problems" are the reason that you have "a number of computers in a domain" . If all changes made by users to "their" computers stayed between logins, you would have a collection of computers. :D It is a necessary (but not sufficient) condition for a stable network that the system administrator should be able to administer[/b[ it. That means that there's only one person with that power. The fact that there are some people who can make permanent changes indicates some people have obtained that level of permissions. If you are responsible for the system, make it clear to the management that you can not be responsible if you haven't got control. If permanent changes are needed to settings, [b]you are the one to make them.As we can see from Graham L's post, one character with the wrong permission can cause all sorts of problems ;) :p Mike.	Mike (15)
436775	2006-03-08 23:11:00	A Freudian slip, Mike. All the bold stuff should be in bold (in retrospect) except that the last sentence should be reversed. :cool: I always use the Preview Post. Except when I don't. And it catches me, everytime. :thumbs:	Graham L (2)
436776	2006-03-09 14:16:00	Sounds to me like some people might have restricted user accounts that don't allow for saving settings. Mike. I know figured they are restricted in some way, I'm trying to figure out where that restriction is. I figure there is a registry setting or something, I just don't know what!	fredsbank (9945)
436777	2006-03-09 15:55:00	Those "problems" are the reason that you have "a number of computers in a domain" . If all changes made by users to "their" computers stayed between logins, you would have a collection of computers. :D It is a necessary (but not sufficient) condition for a stable network that the system administrator should be able to administer[/b[ it. That means that there's only one person with that power. The fact that there are some people who can make permanent changes indicates some people have obtained that level of permissions. If you are responsible for the system, make it clear to the management that you can not be responsible if you haven't got control. If permanent changes are needed to settings, [b]you are the one to make them. I appreciate your security-minded approach, but that isn't really an option here. I don't want my company to accuse me of giving out secrets, so I'm being vague in some areas that I don't think matter to the problem. I can say we have enough computers and network printers in our domain to make it a administration nightmare to restrict users from doing simple things like changing a default printer. But out of all those, I have 2 people with the printer problem, and a co-worker has another one. His customer also has the mouse problem, but again, I don't know if that is related to the printe problem.	fredsbank (9945)
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