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How Can I Print a Test Page to a Printer?

April 7, 2005 Apr 7, 2005 04/7/05
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I print a test page to a printer?-- RR Hey, RR. As long as you’re running Windows XP this is an easy one; that’s because the revised Win32_Printer class introduced in Windows XP includes a method called PrintTestPage. As you might expect, this means you can bind to a given printer on a computer and then call ...

How Can I Map a Printer, But Only If the User Doesn’t Have a Local Printer?

January 13, 2005 Jan 13, 2005 01/13/05
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Hey, Scripting Guy! I’d like to have a logon script that maps a network printer for each user unless that user already has a local printer. If they have a local printer, I don’t want to add the network printer. Is that possible?-- AG Hey, AG. Not only is that possible, but it’s actually pretty easy, especially if you’re running ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is There Any Way to Determine the Default Printer On a Computer?

November 17, 2004 Nov 17, 2004 11/17/04
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there any way to determine the default printer on a computer?-- JW Hey, JW. If you’re running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, determining the default printer is easy. That’s because the WMI class Win32_Printer found on these versions of Windows includes a property named Default. As the name implies, this ...

How Can I Print Text Files Using a Script?

October 4, 2004 Oct 4, 2004 10/4/04
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Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a bunch of text files in a folder. Is there a way to print those files using a script? I know I can use Microsoft Word to print the files from a script, but I don’t have Microsoft Word installed on that computer.-- MA Hey, MA. Don’t tell anyone from Microsoft we said this, but that’s OK; you don’t need ...