Group policy preference 4098 error 0x8007007b

[guest]

We're using Group policy preferences to deploy shared printers to users but certain computers keep getting the following error on some of the printers deployed but not all of them.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Group Policy Printers
Event Category: (2)
Event ID: 4098
Date: 2009/02/25
Time: 8:34:07 AM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: computername
Description:
The user 'printer' preference item in the 'Information Systems Settings {3FABC171-BB2D-482A-911C-B0D11D227D8B}' Group Policy object did not apply because it failed with error code '0x8007007b The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.' This error was suppressed.

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The most users are only members of the local users group on their computers. The user's computers are Windows XP sp3 with the CSE installed and the print server is Windows 2003 SP2. I can temporarily resolve the issue by re-applying the printer's security settings on the server but the error does come back within a week. On another note, some of the printers won't map for the user. They'll get an error saying "You do not have sufficient access to your computer to connect to the selected printer." Even though all the printers have the default permissions with everyone group having print permissions set. Any help would be appreciated.

[guest]

A: How did you setup the printer in Group Policy Preference? If after clicking New, you chose TCP/IP Printer, please try to delete the original printer and create a new Shared Printer. Run "gpupdate /force" to update GP and test on clients.

If the issue persists, please enable the following policies in GPO for client computers.

[Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon\ Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon]

Create a reg file containing the following content and import on user logon.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{BC75B1ED-5833-4858-9BB8-CBF0B166DF9D}]
@="Printers Policy Processing"
"NoSlowLink"=dword:00000000
"NoBackgroundPolicy"=dword:00000000
"NoGPOListChanges"=dword:00000000
"BackgroundPriorityLevel"=dword:00000000

Run "gpupdate /force" and restart the clients to test.

[guest]

The printers were setup as shared printers in the GPP and I already had the [Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon\ Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon] set to enabled. I can try the registry change but I have a couple questions with it. First with the key name will the {BC75B1ED-5833-4858-9BB8-CBF0B166DF9D} need to be changed to the guid of the policy that's applying the printer? Also from the looks of the entries it appears to be disabling all the settings. Wouldn't these be the default settings in group policy unless they have been manually changed? Also when you set these setting are they only applied for that one policy then?
A: You don’t need to change {BC75B1ED-5833-4858-9BB8-CBF0B166DF9D}, this guid refer to "Printers Policy Processing" policy. You can also try to enable the following policy instead.


[Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Group Policy\Printers Policy Processing]


Please enable:
1. Allow processing across a slow network connection
2. Process even if the Group Policy objects have not changed.


Run "gpupdate /force" and restart the clients to test.

[guest]

I have found that the group policy preference for the printer object should be set to update, rather than create. Update will create the printer if it does not exist, and if the printer does exist, doesn't take as long to load the print drivers from the print server.