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