🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi Remy,
wow, did I goof up that key..
That's what I get for being distracted.
Thanks for the correction.

I don't know for sure, but I am guessing that the "default"
printer value is missing from key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\
  Control\Print\Printers

to allow different default printers for either
1) different users or 2) hardware configurations?
I assume that whatever creates subkeys of

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Config\

is where the variation comes in.
if that is so, then it becomes a matter to determine which subkey of
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Config\
is active then read the default printer from there.

looked up some stuff at uSoft...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;156212

which states that one should look up:
HKEY_ CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows

the registry entry   Device:REG_SZ:<printer description>
example printer description:

\\SERVER\HPLASER,winspool,Ne00: or DESKJET,winspool,LPT1:

I have also found in the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 246772
"HOWTO: Retrieve and Set the Default Printer in Windows"

Have FUN
Stephan

"Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" <gambit47@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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"Stephan" <slaska@devarinc.com> wrote in message
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> In WIN98SE I find the key:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE|Config|System|Print|Printers

The correct key is as follows:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Config\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printe
rs

You should use this one instead, though:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers

Which is the same key under Win2K as well.  However, there is no "Default"
value under that key for either OS :-(


Gambit


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