Deleting networked printer via logon script

[_Bat_]

I have tried to use the following script to delete our old printer from our client machines:

start \\SERVER\ICT_HP4050N

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /gd /n\\SERVER\ICT_HP4050N N

When I run it though, it comes up with the following error:

Unable to delete the per machine printer connection. Operation could not be completed

Does anyone know why this is happening? Google doesn't give me any info. The printer was added using a similar script, so it should work.

Cheers!

[lovelldr]

I dunno why that doesn't work, but I use the following within a vbs to it (assuming you added the printer with the network name, which in your case it looks like it did (\\SERVER):

  Option Explicit

  On Error Resume Next

  Dim objNetwork
  Dim objPrinters, ix
  Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
  Set objPrinters = objNetwork.EnumPrinterConnections

  ' ### Delete all currently installed network printers
  For ix= 0 to objPrinters.Count - 1 Step 2
   Dim sPrinter, sUNCPath
   sPrinter = objPrinters.Item(ix)
   sUNCPath = objPrinters.Item(ix+1)

   If InStr(1, sPrinter, "NAME_OF_SERVER", 1) > 0 Then
    objNetwork.RemovePrinterConnection sPrinter, True, True
   ElseIf InStr(1, sUNCPath, "NAME_OF_SERVER", 1) > 0 Then
    objNetwork.RemovePrinterConnection sUNCPath, True, True
   End If

   If Err <> 0 Then
    Wscript.Echo "Error deleting printer: " & Err.Description
    Err.Clear
   End If
  Next

[_Bat_]

That deletes all the network printers? I can only delete the one. We have more then one installed on each machine.

[lovelldr]

OK, something like this should do it then:

  Option Explicit

  Dim objNetwork, objPrinters
  Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
  Set objPrinters = objNetwork.EnumPrinterConnections

  ' ### Delete selected network printer
  Dim sPrinterName
  sPrinterName = "\\SERVER\ICT_HP4050N"
  objNetwork.RemovePrinterConnection sPrinterName, True, True

[_Bat_]

Thanks very much! That worked!

[lovelldr]

np

[vote-for-pedro]

Hi, is it possible to remove a printer that has been added using
START \\CHSDC\CR1-COLOUR
within a batch file that runs at start up.

[timzim]

If you use KiXtart you could use

DelPrinterConnection("\\SERVER\ICT_HP4050N")

[vote-for-pedro]

thanks timzim

i've also found

reg delete "hkcu\printers\connections" /f

works nicely in a batch file