Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I disable the Keep Printed Documents attribute on a printer?-- JJ Hey, JJ. You didn’t mention which operating system you’re trying to do this on, but we hope it’s a Windows XP or Windows Servers 2003 computer. Why? Well, on a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 machine, this is easy; on any other version of ...
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tell which users are connected to a print queue?-- RE Hey, RE. You know, if your printers are anything like the ones the Scripting Guys are used to working with then it’s easy to tell which users are connected to a print queue: all you have to do is walk into the printer room and see who’s in there frantically ...
Hey, Scripting Guy! On a Windows XP computer, how can I remove all the black-and-white printers, leaving only color printers?-- JL Hey, JL. You know, in one classic episode of the Simpsons, Bart, in the throes of a sugar high, joins the Junior Campers. The next morning, realizing what he has done, he vows to weasel out of his commitment. His ...
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I purge a print queue on a print server? I need to do this on both Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003.-- KD Hey, KD. And hey: no fair! Lots of times we take the easy way out in this column: we provide an answer that works only on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, and then say, “If there’s enough interest we’...
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I print text files to a printer other than the default printer?-- JD Hey, JD. Boy, talk about pride going before the fall. When we first set out to answer this question we already “knew” how to solve the problem. We were well aware that the Shell object provides a way for you to print text files to the default ...
