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This article was previously published under Q102966
SUMMARY
The article contains REGISTRY entries for Printing. These subgroups are
included:
Printing Entries for Users
Control\Print Entries for the Computer
Print Environments Entries
Print Monitors Entries
Printers Entries
Print Providers Entries
MORE INFORMATION
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Registry entries for printing
Registry Entries for Printing
The Registry contains printer information in these locations:
The per-user settings for the current default printer are stored under this
key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers
The hardware-specific information about drivers and print processors is
stored under this key,
where Hardware represents the subkey for a specific
Windows NT platform, such as Windows
NT x86 or Windows NT R4000:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print
Always use Print Manager or the Printers folder to change configuration
settings for all
printers.
Printing Entries for Users
The following Registry path contains a description of the default printer,
as selected by the
current user:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers
The following Registry paths contain the user preferences for print devices
in Windows NT 4.0:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
\PrinterPorts
The Device value in the following Registry path contains the user's default
printer:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
The following Registry path contains the user preferences for Print
Manager in Windows NT
3.51 and earlier:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
\Print Manager
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Registry entries for printing
These standard entries appear:
Network REG_DWORD
Default: 0x1
Print Manager REG_BINARY
Default:
Save Settings REG_DWORD
Default: 0x1
Control\Print Entries for the Computer
The principal information for printers appears under the following Registry
path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print
This path contains additional subkeys that define supporting DLLs, drivers,
and other
necessary information for installed printers. These subkeys can
include Environments, Forms,
Monitors, Printers, and Providers. An OEM
print provider might also add subkeys under this
Registry path.
Print Environments Entries
The following Registry path contains these subkeys, each of which can
contain a value entry
defining the directory that contains the appropriate
drivers:
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Registry entries for printing
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\En
vironments
\Windows NT Alpha_AXP
\Windows NT Alpha_AXP\Drivers
\Windows NT Alpha_AXP\Print Processors
\Windows NT R4000
\Windows NT R4000\Drivers
\Windows NT R4000\Print Processors
\Windows NT x86
A PrinterDriverName subkey under the related Drivers subkey can contain
these values:
Configuration File REG_SZ
Default: Installed DLL filename
Data File REG_SZ
Default: Installed .PPD filename
Driver REG_SZ
Default: Installed driver DLL filename
Version REG_DWORD
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Registry entries for printing
Default: Version number
A Print Processors subkey (and subsequent subkeys) under this same Registry
path contains
an entry of the following type:
Driver REG_SZ
Default: winprint.dll
Print Monitors Entries
The entry in the following path defines the DLL filename for the
appropriate print monitor:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors
\<Provider
Network Port>
Driver REG_SZ DLL filename
The Options subkey for the Hewlett-Packard Network Port contains the
following entries, all of
which are REG_DWORD:
Adapter=0
ConnectionType=0x1
DlcBufferSize=0x27100
DlcT1Timer=0x5
DlcT2Timer=0x2
DlcTiTimer=0x3
EventLogging=0x7
LinkStationsUsed=0x40
StatusUpdateInterval=0x3c
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Registry entries for printing
Printers Entries
Each installed printer has a subkey in the following Registry path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers
\<printer
name>
The following entries can appear under such a subkey:
Attributes : REG_DWORD: 0x1
Datatype : REG_SZ: RAW
Default DevMode : REG_BINARY:
Description : REG_SZ: driver description on port
Location : REG_SZ :
Name : REG_SZ : user defined
Parameters : REG_SZ :
Port : REG_SZ : port name
Print Processor : REG_SZ: WinPrint
Printer Driver : REG_SZ : driver name selected in Setup
Priority : REG_DWORD: 0x1
Security : REG_BINARY :
Separator File : REG_SZ :
Share Name : REG_SZ :
StartTime : REG_DWORD : 0
Status : REG_DWORD: 0
UntilTime : REG_DWORD: 0
Print Providers Entries
Each print service provider has a subkey in the following Registry path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers
\<Print
Services Name>
The default subkey for a Windows NT network is LanMan Print Services. Such
a subkey
contains the following entry:
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Registry entries for printing
Name REG_SZ DLL filename
Default: win32spl.dll
REFERENCE
"The Windows NT Resource Kit for Operating System Version 3.1".
Properties
Article ID: 102966 - Last Review: 11/26/2007 20:02:23 - Revision: 3.0
Applies to
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1, Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5, Microsoft
Windows NT Server 3.51, Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition, Microsoft
Windows NT Workstation 3.1, Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5, Microsoft Windows NT
Workstation 3.51, Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition, Microsoft
Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
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