Assigning printers to groups

What is the best way to assign a specific printer to a group of users or to a group of computers? I thought maybe the group policy editor would have an option, but I didn't see one. I have considered running a login script for those users (net use \\server\printer.

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What is the best way to assign a specific printer to a group of users or to a group of computers? I thought maybe the group policy editor would have an option, but I didn't see one. I have considered running a login script for those users (net use \\server\printer...) but would rather not take that route. I am running an Active Directory domain with mainly Windows 2000 clients but considering a limited Windows XP upgrade. Thanks.

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Use the security tab under the printers properties.

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Quote:Use the security tab under the printers properties.

I am only able to set permissions in the Security tab, I want to make specific users use a specific printer. Thanks.