On the Settings tab, click Disabled, and then click OK. Right-click Disallow installation of printers using kernel mode drivers, and then click Properties. ģ.ĝouble-click Administrative Templates, and then double-click Printers.
Under Local Computer Policy, double-click Computer Configuration. To open Group Policy, click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and then press ENTER. After the installation of the driver, the admin can re-enable the policy and the installed driver will be grandfathered.ġ.
As new and updated drivers become available, they are added to the.
By disabling this policy, the admin can install the printer driver. These drivers enable these devices to run with the Microsoft Windows NT operating system. 'The current printer driver is not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer that blocks Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 kernel mode drivers.'īy default, Windows 2003 Server enables a policy which disallows the installation of kernel-mode print drivers. You may receive the following message when installing drivers on Windows 2003 Server Edition.
