allow non admin group to add network printer

IT-ADMIN

Hi IT guys
i want to allow limited users to add shared printer in the network, they have windows 7 (because i don't have problem with windows xp since they can add network printer without the need of administrator), when users add the network printer, they will be prompted with admin password,
i want to do that by using GPO, i know which policy that can do that (it is called : allow non-administrator to install drivers for these device setup classes) but this policy ask me which device class you want to allow (something like {54654-1545.............}), so the question here is how to know my printer device class so that i can add it to this policy

Or if someone know another way to do what i mentioned before please inform me,

thanks a lot

Dashrender

I use:

Computer policy > Policy > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies/Security Options > Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers = disabled

Computer policy > administrative templates > Printers > Users can only point and print to these servers: = disabled
Users can only point and print to machines in their forest = disabled
When installing drivers for an existing connection = Do not show warning or elevation prompt
When updating drivers for an existing connection: = Show warnings only

And boy does it show the warning - it really does more than that... it forces the user to 'OK' the install of the updated driver. Additionally, the app that's being used to print when the workstation notices there's a new driver will hang while the system waits, sometimes with no warning/notices/popups, etc, and it will simply seem like your system broke.

IT-ADMIN

thank you for your post, i forget to tell you that i have disabled this policy before :
Computer policy > Policy > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies/Security Options > Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers = disabled
but unfortunately it didn't allow users to install a shared printer

As for your second proposed policy, i didn't find such policy under that : Computer policy > administrative templates > Printers

any thoughts ???

Dashrender

Do you have both x86 and x64 drivers for the printers in question installed on the server?

Dashrender

IT-ADMIN

thank you so much, i have made what you told me and it work for me, i'm very appreciated

Dashrender

did you have to make any other changes?

IT-ADMIN

NO, i made just what you told me

best regard