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default printer changes by itself

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Anonymous
March 10, 2005 5:49:30 PM

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My Win2k Pro will not keep the default printer as default. I have a network
with 7 computers (XP;win2k;win98) and 4 printers. I select the laser as the
default. But win2k insists on changing the default to one of the inkjets. I
bring up another activation, it's back to the inkjet. Driving me nutz.

gil9@comcast.net

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Anonymous
March 15, 2005 6:43:05 PM

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.general (More info?)

Set it in the registry:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-...
Also, export the above registry setting as *.reg file and add a regedit /s
<path to *.reg file to your netlogon script so when you log in it overrides
the current setting.

Use WSH:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/libr...

"gil kowols" wrote:

> My Win2k Pro will not keep the default printer as default. I have a network
> with 7 computers (XP;win2k;win98) and 4 printers. I select the laser as the
> default. But win2k insists on changing the default to one of the inkjets. I
> bring up another activation, it's back to the inkjet. Driving me nutz.
>
> gil9@comcast.net
>
>
>
Anonymous
August 10, 2010 4:21:51 PM

I had an issue were there were only a few computers on the workgroup in a Win XP environment and 2 printers. The printers and faxes would automatically populate on the computer with no file sharing and would automatically make printer 2 the default. We needed printer 1 to be the default.

The trick that is posted above worked for me too.

Thanks!

Reverse doG
August 16, 2010 10:23:37 AM

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