Re: Printer Preferences keep Changing
From: Peter Källdén (peter.kallden_at_ub.oru.se)
Date: 02/11/05
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Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 08:33:37 +0100
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I use regini.exe to import settings directly to the registry to force the
users defaults, this is done at logon time. ( we got ~40000 users in our
domain, so we can not afford to do anything manually. :) )
the personal settings for the printers are stored in serveral
different places.
here are some examples from my setup:
default printer:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Device = \\bibl4\prnspool,winspool,Ne05:
available devices should be the same as under PrinterPorts below, these
are the printers that the user will see.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices
\\bibl4\email = winspool,Ne03:
\\bibl4\pdf = winspool,Ne04:
\\bibl4\prnspool = winspool,Ne05:
[offtopic: printing queues:
email sends a pdf to the users email address,
and pdf creates a pdf file in the users My Documents,
prnspool generates a ps file that is stored in a spool
for later retrieval at any printer, a program checks
that the user got enough credit to print. ]
here are all the ports defined... should be the same as under available
devices, but can contain more entries.. the important part is that NeXX is
the same.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts
\\bibl4\email = winspool,Ne03:,15,45
\\bibl4\pdf = winspool,Ne04:,15,45
\\bibl4\prnspool = winspool,Ne05:,15,45
this entry contains page settings etc, and is most likely the key you are
interested in.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers
specifically two entries are of interest:
the DevMode, and the DevModes2 keys, one of them contain the "Printer
Preferences" and the other the "Device Settings".
I hope this was of some guidance. ;)
Oh... You MUST make sure that the needed drivers are already installed...
this could possibly be done with:
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ia /c\\BIBL4 /m "HP Laserjet 4300 PS" /h
"Intel"
do a: rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /?
for more information.
best regards,
peter
Tyrone wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> We have a windows 2003 terminal server, with XP clients. When each user
> logs on they have a choice of different printers depending on reports they
> need. However 'page size' within printer properties will change from e.g.
> US
> Fanfold to A4 throwing out the print design. Any ideas? have been going
> around in circles for a while now, think maybe a user logging on to
> terminal
> server is throwing it out if their settings are wrong. But it would be a
> huge job to check every user's settings :(
> Many Thanks
> Tyrone
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