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Article #14297Re: How to get windows default printer?
From: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 18:52
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 18:52
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"Stephan" <slaska@devarinc.com> wrote in message news:3f43c699$1@newsgroups.borland.com... > 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 That key does not exist in Win9x/Me. If you look at the article more closely, it states that it applies only to WinNT and Win2K (probably XP and 2003 as well) > I have also found in the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 246772 > "HOWTO: Retrieve and Set the Default Printer in Windows" That's basically the same approach I mentioned earlier, although MS takes it further by adding additional OS version checking and such as well. Gambit --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release Date: 8/14/03
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