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Digerati

Dec 18 2003, 10:40 PM

Adds a printer connection to a network printer. Script must be run on the local computer.

Copy and paste in notepad and save as {filename}.vbs

Set WshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\PrintServer1\Xerox300"
WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\PrintServer1\Xerox300"

Removes a printer connection to a network printer. Script must be run on the local computer.

Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
WshNetwork.RemovePrinterConnection "\\PrintServer1\Xerox300"

You can add these in batch scripting or logon scripting to aid in the adding and removal of printers.

add printer
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /n \\server1\1220C

delete printer
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /dn /n \\server1\PRT4

Example of login script that mapps drives and adds a printer:
net use * /delete /y

net use H: \\server1\%username%$ /PERSISTENT:NO

net use S: \\server1\shared /PERSISTENT:NO

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /n \\server1\1220C

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