Managing Printer Preferences

I'm new to OS X Server, to so please forgive my naivety.
What I wish to do is add a printer to the printers list for every user in a group, so that I don't have to sit down to configure each of the 60+ computers that these users use.
The network accounts are automatically imported to OS X server from an Active Directory domain (Windows Server 2008 R2) and added to groups on the Mac server. Two of the printers I'm trying to configure are hosted on a Windows server, and one is a network printer that I've added to the Mac server.
I've tried to manage the groups printer preferences via Workgroup manager: Always Manage, printers added to the User's Printer List, users are allowed to modify the printer list, printers connected via USB are OK, no admin password required. When I log in as one of the managed users, however, no printer is visible.
What is the correct way to do what I am trying to do? Thank you.

The various settings for iTunes can be managed - but the update check isn't one of them, unfortunately. You can use the Prefs Editor (Details) in WGM to add the iTunes preference manifest to your mcx settings and set the acceptable values for your site from there. I have posted a simple guide at my .Mac site to walk you through this - iTunes v7 has a few more settings than the iTunes v5 I used for the guide, but the steps still apply.
Also - as an FYI - prefs in the ByHost folder can be added to WGM and they become universally applicable. Only prefs with raw data cannot be used.
Check http://homepage.mac.com/johnd/
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Missing functionality referring to message #88318 opened at the end of January 2011
Version: 8.8 u2013 PL18
Description of requirements:
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Managed Printer pref's in WM not being applied correctly.

I'm having real troubles trying to manage printers on our network using Workgroup Manager.
What I'd like to do is to be able to manage all users and computers list of available printers, so we can manage print volumes better and reduce problems with people not having access to the correct printer.
I know this is achievable using Workgroup Manager, and I believe I've set it all up correctly, however, it's simply not working.
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Hi
You’ve had this posted for some time without much success.
I manage a school mac lab environment with about 5
labs of 30 macs total per lab. Each lab has a
designated HP LaserJet 8100 series network printer in
it. The printer is setup on a Windows Server and I
can print to it successfully via LDP.
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