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Policy. To create a Printer preference for users in the Canada OU, create a Preferences GPO,
link it to the Canada OU, and then set the preferences in that GPO. Follow these steps:
1. Open the GPMC and locate the Canada OU in the console tree.
2. Right-click the Canada OU and select Create A GPO In This Domain, And Link It Here.
In the New GPO dialog box, enter Canada Preferences in the Name box and click OK.
3.
4. Right-click the Canada Preferences GPO link and select Edit from the menu.
Expand the User Configuration node and click Printers in the Preferences/Control Panel
Settings container, as shown in Figure 6-20.
5.
FIGURE 6-20 The Printer Preferences container of User Configuration
Right-click Printers, select New, and then select Shared Printer. The New Shared Printer
Properties dialog box displays (see Figure 6-21).
6.
Select Replace as the Action and enter the path to the shared printer in the Share Path box.
7.
Specify whether this printer is to be the default and whether that default setting
should apply only if there isn't a local printer present.
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9. Click OK; the new preference settings will be propagated to the linked OU.
 
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