Add a Network Printer Algorithm

Can anyone provide any detail on what algoritm Vista uses when populating the
Select a Printer section of the Add Printer window? The window I'm referring
to is accessed by going to Control Panel - Add Printer - Add a network,
wireless or Bluetooth printer. It appears that it brings back a list of 20
printers that it finds in the in the domain, but I'd like to know how it
determines which 20 in cases where there are more than 20 printers in the
environment. My ultimate goal is to try and tailor this list for various
locations so when users attempt to add a printer, they receive a meaningful
list of printers in this window.

Thanks in advance for any assistance/clues that anyone can offer with this.

This is configured by policy

Computer
admin templates
Printers

Add print wizard managed networks


change the defaults
--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

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"Snake_Driver" <SnakeDriver@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:24354916-DE93-44D7-91F7-8709F8B6BB92@microsoft.com...
> Can anyone provide any detail on what algoritm Vista uses when populating
> the
> Select a Printer section of the Add Printer window? The window I'm
> referring
> to is accessed by going to Control Panel - Add Printer - Add a network,
> wireless or Bluetooth printer. It appears that it brings back a list of
> 20
> printers that it finds in the in the domain, but I'd like to know how it
> determines which 20 in cases where there are more than 20 printers in the
> environment. My ultimate goal is to try and tailor this list for various
> locations so when users attempt to add a printer, they receive a
> meaningful
> list of printers in this window.
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance/clues that anyone can offer with
> this.

Alan -

Thanks for pointing me to that setting. I'd still like to know though if
there is any way to control which 20 printers in the Directory are returned
when I initiate a search? Understanding how this list of 20 printers is
selected may help with this.

Thanks!

"Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:

> This is configured by policy
>
> Computer
> admin templates
> Printers
>
> Add print wizard managed networks
>
>
> change the defaults
> --
> Alan Morris
> Windows Printing Team
> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "Snake_Driver" <SnakeDriver@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:24354916-DE93-44D7-91F7-8709F8B6BB92@microsoft.com...
> > Can anyone provide any detail on what algoritm Vista uses when populating
> > the
> > Select a Printer section of the Add Printer window? The window I'm
> > referring
> > to is accessed by going to Control Panel - Add Printer - Add a network,
> > wireless or Bluetooth printer. It appears that it brings back a list of
> > 20
> > printers that it finds in the in the domain, but I'd like to know how it
> > determines which 20 in cases where there are more than 20 printers in the
> > environment. My ultimate goal is to try and tailor this list for various
> > locations so when users attempt to add a printer, they receive a
> > meaningful
> > list of printers in this window.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any assistance/clues that anyone can offer with
> > this.
>
>
>