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How Can I Remove All the Local Printers from a Computer?

December 1, 2005 Dec 1, 2005 12/1/05
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I remove all the local printers from a computer?-- JW(image) (image) (image) Hey, JW. You did say that you wanted to do this only on computers running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, didn’t you? You didn’t? Oh. Well, we’re going to pretend that you did, because this is a very easy task to carry ...

How Can I Receive Notification Any Time Something is Printed to a Particular Printer?

November 10, 2005 Nov 10, 2005 11/10/05
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I receive notification any time something is printed to a particular printer?-- IL(image) (image) (image) Hey, IL. You know, one of the Scripting Guys once had a summer job in an organization where the only decent printer in the entire building was kept in the administrative assistant’s office. We can ...

How Can I Change the Printer Port for a Printer?

August 5, 2005 Aug 5, 2005 08/5/05
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change the printer port for a printer? For example how can I change it from FILE: to LPT1:?-- HK(image) (image) (image) Hey, HK. Despite the Scripting Guys reputation as sophisticated intellectuals - really? We don’t have a reputation as sophisticated intellectuals? Really? This is very distressing. ...

How Can I Retrieve Information About the Printer Driver Used by a Printer?

July 19, 2005 Jul 19, 2005 07/19/05
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I retrieve information about the printer driver used by a specific printer?-- RW(image) (image) (image) Hey, RW. Did you say something? Oh, right: printer drivers. You’ll have to excuse us today: the Scripting Guys (well, one of them anyway) are in mourning. That’s because the Colt League All-Star ...