JSI Tip 6156. When you use the Windows 2000 Add Printer Wizard, you receive 'You do not have sufficient access to your machine to connect to the selected printer'?

When you use the Add Printer Wizard, you receive:

You do not have sufficient access to your machine to connect to the selected printer.

If you are logged on with an account that is NOT a member of the local Administrators or Power Users group, you will receive this message.

To resolve this issue, add you domain account to the local Administrators or Power Users group:

1. Log on as the local Administrator.

2. Open a CMD prompt. 

3. Type either of the following:

        net localgroup Administrators "DomainName\UserName" /ADD

        net localgroup "Power Users" "DomainName\UserName" /ADD

4. Log on as your domain account and add the printer.

NOTE: You can also use tip 5319 - How do I create a global group, so that it is a member of the local administrators group on all workstations and member servers, by using group policy restricted groups?

NOTE: You can install the printer on a Windows 2000 print server and then share it to cause the point-and-print to add the print drivers when any client tries to print. Make sure you install all the appropriate printer drivers from the Windows 2000 CD-ROM.