Windows, whether Vista or XP will ALWAYS connect to the first printer it
finds.

Have you asked your IT Administrator to set a Group Policy so that your PC
will not 'see' local printers?
--
Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows

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message ...
I cannot set the default printer in Vista Business with SP1. I am
connected
to a domain trying to set a network printer hosted from a server as the
default printer. I have seen a dozen or more questions similiar to this
in
this group as well as on other forums and found no answer. I see a MS-MVP
come on and tell people to remove local printers such as the XPS and adobe
printers. This is a ridiculous solution. Sure it may allow you to
connect
to a network printer but you have removed printers that you are going to
need
to use again. Unacceptable. Where is the help?

So far the only other solution that does not include deleting all the
local
printers off of the machine is to make sure you have write permissions to
the
default printer registry key. I have checked this and I do have write
permissions(Full Control). SO WHAT NEXT??

IS MICROSOFT EVER GOING TO COME OUT WITH ANOTHER FIX FOR THIS? BECAUSE IT
IS
OBVIOUS ALL THE ONES THEY HAVE SUGGESTED SO FAR DO NOT WORK OR ARE
COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!

I have posted this question once before and had no response so I am
curious
to see if anyone tries this go around.

ANY HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Thank You
--
Jake