Microsoft Image Writer printer

[spc-rocket]

Hi all,

Does anyone know how to delete the Microsoft image writer that gets installed as part of office 2003 pro. I know that one can use the mst file to get it to not install but the msi and package is provided by RM. This really annoys me as they should have taken care of this.

Ash.

[WithoutMotive]

You should just be able to delete the printer in Printers and Faxes.
I've managed to do that and it's stayed away.

[DaveP]

Hi all,

Does anyone know how to delete the Microsoft image writer that gets installed as part of office 2003 pro. ....Ash.

I think that you could delete this by:

1. Logging on as the station administrator [locally]
2. Stop and start the spool service.
3. In Control Panel/Printers And Settings delete the 'offending' printer

The printer should now have been deleted. Restart the spool service and restart the station. Logon as one of your domain users and test the results.

It worked here....

[DMcCoy]

From a previous thread. Needs to run as a startup script

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colInstalledPrinters = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("SELECT * FROM Win32_Printer")

For Each objPrinter in colInstalledPrinters
	IF objPrinter.Name = "Microsoft Office Document Image Writer" THEN 
		objPrinter.Delete_
	ELSEIF objPrinter.Name = "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" THEN
		objPrinter.Delete_
	END IF
Next

[spc-rocket]

From a previous thread. Needs to run as a startup script

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colInstalledPrinters = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("SELECT * FROM Win32_Printer")

For Each objPrinter in colInstalledPrinters
	IF objPrinter.Name = "Microsoft Office Document Image Writer" THEN 
		objPrinter.Delete_
	ELSEIF objPrinter.Name = "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" THEN
		objPrinter.Delete_
	END IF
Next

Hi Guys,

I should have mentioned we need to do this in a automated way so a script is ideal.

I'll have a go at the DMcCoy has posted.

Thanks!

Ash.

[Michael]

An alternative script what I use.

[spc-rocket]

Thanks guys,

The script works fine. Brill.

Ash.