OK, so I just logged in as the user and she needs a printer set up. I go to the Add Printer link in the Printers and Faxes window only to find out that she doesn’t have the correct privileges to install a local printer (what’s a user going to do hack the company database with an HP Laserjet 4?). Here’s what Josh Schwartz, LAN Admin from Saltillo, MS suggests…
Step 1 open the printers and faxes window. Step 2 goto tools on the menu bar and select folder options. Next in the general tab the first grouping of options is Tasks. Select the radial button next to Use Windows classic folders. You should now see an Add Printer icon at the top of the page. While holding down the shift key, right click the Add printer icon and select Run As. Supply the correct administrative credentials and you can now add a local printer without logging off and back on as an admin.
Awesome idea.
Via TechRepublic