Creating Printers in SVS Layers (e.g. Adobe PDF Printer)
If you need to create a printer as part of an SVS Layer, you need to restart the Print Spooler service after the layer is activated.
I included a script in the Adobe Acrobat Professional layer I created, with a shortcut to this script in the StartUp folder. The layer activates, and runs the script (as it is in the startup folder) which restarts the Print Spooler service and makes the printer available.
My script is embarrassingly simple :) I'm sure this could be written in WMI or VBS to be invisible to the user.
@echo off
TITLE Adobe PDF Printer Creation
echo Creating Adobe PDF Printer ...
net stop "Print Spooler" >NUL
net start "Print Spooler" >NUL
Then I created a link to this batch file, put it in the CommonStartUp folder, and set it to run minimized.
Notes: Users may need elevated privileges to stop and start a service.
A Global capture is required to grab the printer, as it is created outside of the setup.exe from Adobe.
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Only for initial activation
Just a note that this is only required for the initial activation. If the VSP is flagged to start automatically, on bootup printers will be available and load normally.
Then again, keep in mind that -- except for the Adobe PDF Writer -- printer drivers are not officially supported in a layer in SVS 2.0. Often, they'll work just fine, but we don't guarantee it.
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VBS Script to Stop, Start, Restart Print Spooler Service
strComputer = "." '
strSvcName = "Spooler" '
set objWMI = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
set objService = objWMI.Get("Win32_Service.Name='" & strSvcName & "'")
intRC = objService.StopService
WScript.Sleep 10000 ' Each 1000 = 1 second
intRC = objService.StartService
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Start\Stop Spooler on Activate
The following registry keys will stop\start the spooler service after activation and deactivation.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Altiris\FSL\Layer#\Services\PostActivate]
@=""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Altiris\FSL\Layer#\Services\PostActivate\Sequence#]
"ServiceName"="spooler"
"Command"=dword:00000003
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Altiris\FSL\Layer#\Services\PostActivate\Sequence#]
"ServiceName"="spooler"
"Command"=dword:00000002
POSTDEACTIVATE
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Altiris\FSL\Layer#\Services\PostDeactivate]
@=""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Altiris\FSL\Layer#\Services\PostDeactivate\Sequence#]
"ServiceName"="spooler"
"Command"=dword:00000003
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Altiris\FSL\Layer#\Services\PostDeactivate\Sequence#]
"ServiceName"="spooler"
"Command"=dword:00000002
Adobe acrobat
So will SVS capture the Acrobat install with the pdf printer installed; meaning you can open a Word doc and print to pdf through the SVS layer?
Correct
I was able to capture Acrobat in Adobe Creative suite without issues.
I had to capture it using a global capture. A single .exe capture does not pick up everything.
Adobe capture
I captured Adobe with a DOS box.
Capture program is cmd.exe.
Everything you'll strat in the DOS box will be captured. Works great.
Before Frankb posted the multicapture tool I also used this to install more apps in one layer.
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erik
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