disabling add printer

[sraymond]

I am trying to stop patrons from adding a printer. I came across an older posting that recommended a registry edit which I will try, but the instructions were a bit sketchy. I have this key but only so far as the policy portion, no explorer. Do I need to add an entire key? or create the DWORD value in ".....Version]Policies"? or is there another way? apreciatively....smr

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer


Disable add new printer:
This option once enabled disables the addition of new printers to the computer.
Open your registry and find or create the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "NoAddPrinter" and set it according to the value data below.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
NoAddPrinter REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer



Registry Settings
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Value Name: NoAddPrinter
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

[lureyes]

Click on Policies and create a New Key called Explorer. Once Explorer is created, right click on it and create a new DWord Value.