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A user who has administrator permission can delete printers on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 after you deploy the "Prevent deletion of printers" Group Policy


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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • You deploy the Prevent deletion of printers Group Policy in your environment.
  • You have a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
  • A user who has administrator permission logs on to the client computer.
In this scenario, the user can still delete printers in Devices and Printers unexpectedly.

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Cause

This issue occurs because of a problem that concerns device removal processing in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2.

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Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem that is described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not exist, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running one of the following operating systems:
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
For more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 service pack or a Windows Server 2008 R2 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

976932

Information about Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information notes
Important Windows 7 hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system to which each hotfix applies.
  • The files that apply to a specific product, SR_Level (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table.
    VersionProductSR_LevelService branch
    6.1.760
    0.
    21xxx
    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2RTMLDR
    6.1.760
    1.
    21xxx
    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2SP1LDR
  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows Server 2008 R2 and for Windows 7" section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintaining the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.
For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Bwcontexthandler.dll1.0.0.164,00016-Jan-201205:29x86
Bwcontexthandler.dll1.0.0.164,00016-Jan-201206:05x86
Fdprint.dll6.1.7600.21128249,34416-Jan-201205:30x86
Fdprint.dll6.1.7601.21899249,34416-Jan-201206:07x86
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Bwcontexthandler.dll1.0.0.169,63216-Jan-201206:26x64
Bwcontexthandler.dll1.0.0.169,63216-Jan-201206:23x64
Fdprint.dll6.1.7600.21128297,47216-Jan-201206:27x64
Fdprint.dll6.1.7601.21899297,47216-Jan-201206:25x64
Bwcontexthandler.dll1.0.0.164,00016-Jan-201205:29x86
Bwcontexthandler.dll1.0.0.164,00016-Jan-201206:05x86
For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Bwcontexthandler.dll1.0.0.1176,64016-Jan-201206:30IA-64
Bwcontexthandler.dll1.0.0.1176,64016-Jan-201205:14IA-64
Fdprint.dll6.1.7600.21128558,08016-Jan-201206:31IA-64
Fdprint.dll6.1.7601.21899558,08016-Jan-201205:15IA-64
Bwcontexthandler.dll1.0.0.164,00016-Jan-201205:29x86
Bwcontexthandler.dll1.0.0.164,00016-Jan-201206:05x86

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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More Information

The Group Policy that is mentioned in the Symptoms section can be set at the following location:
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Printers
For more information about "Prevent deletion of printers," visit the following Microsoft TechNet website:

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7
File nameUpdate.mum
File versionNot Applicable
File size2,835
Date (UTC)17-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)11:35
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameX86_microsoft-windows-bwcontexthandler_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21128_none_df99ceabfd3990f8.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size9,991
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)06:00
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameX86_microsoft-windows-bwcontexthandler_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21899_none_e135a465fa97a690.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size9,991
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)06:42
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameX86_microsoft-windows-printing-fdprint_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21128_none_58d3c791ff80cd6b.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size25,982
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)05:59
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameX86_microsoft-windows-printing-fdprint_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21899_none_5a6f9d4bfcdee303.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size25,982
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)06:40
PlatformNot Applicable
Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2
File nameAmd64_microsoft-windows-bwcontexthandler_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21128_none_3bb86a2fb597022e.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size9,995
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)07:01
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameAmd64_microsoft-windows-bwcontexthandler_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21899_none_3d543fe9b2f517c6.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size9,995
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)07:35
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameAmd64_microsoft-windows-printing-fdprint_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21128_none_b4f26315b7de3ea1.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size25,986
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)06:59
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameAmd64_microsoft-windows-printing-fdprint_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21899_none_b68e38cfb53c5439.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size25,986
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)07:31
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameUpdate.mum
File versionNot Applicable
File size2,857
Date (UTC)17-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)11:35
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameX86_microsoft-windows-bwcontexthandler_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21128_none_df99ceabfd3990f8.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size9,991
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)06:00
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameX86_microsoft-windows-bwcontexthandler_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21899_none_e135a465fa97a690.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size9,991
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)06:42
PlatformNot Applicable
Additional files for all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2
File nameIa64_microsoft-windows-bwcontexthandler_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21128_none_df9b72a1fd3799f4.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size9,993
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)07:01
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameIa64_microsoft-windows-bwcontexthandler_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21899_none_e137485bfa95af8c.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size9,993
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)07:23
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameIa64_microsoft-windows-printing-fdprint_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21128_none_58d56b87ff7ed667.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size25,984
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)07:00
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameIa64_microsoft-windows-printing-fdprint_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21899_none_5a714141fcdcebff.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size25,984
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)07:22
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameUpdate.mum
File versionNot Applicable
File size1,947
Date (UTC)17-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)11:34
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameX86_microsoft-windows-bwcontexthandler_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21128_none_df99ceabfd3990f8.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size9,991
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)06:00
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameX86_microsoft-windows-bwcontexthandler_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21899_none_e135a465fa97a690.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size9,991
Date (UTC)16-Jan-2012
Time (UTC)06:42
PlatformNot Applicable

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Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 3/15/2012
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