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Printer Issue - automatically switches default printer.
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An association we work with has a odd issue:
If you have a printer selected as your default printer and when you are in another program and select to use a different printer just for that time, then it switches your printer to the printer you only wanted to use that once.
I know this sounds like a riddle or something crazy, well it is! All I want to do is have a specific printer selected as default and STAY that way! please read example for better understanding:
Example: Lexmark Printer is selected as this persons default printer in windows. When they going into a program and select to use the HP LaserJet, it successufully prints the laser roster, however, in windows it's now switched the HP LaserJet printer to default.
This issue only occurs when they try to print the specific laser roster. Is they a way to LOCK a specific printer as default.
This is a annoyance for the fact they keep the black & white printer(faster) as default for majority of office work. The roster's are only run once a week or so.
Thanks in advance,
Jorden
An association we work with has a odd issue:
If you have a printer selected as your default printer and when you are in another program and select to use a different printer just for that time, then it switches your printer to the printer you only wanted to use that once.
I know this sounds like a riddle or something crazy, well it is! All I want to do is have a specific printer selected as default and STAY that way! please read example for better understanding:
Example: Lexmark Printer is selected as this persons default printer in windows. When they going into a program and select to use the HP LaserJet, it successufully prints the laser roster, however, in windows it's now switched the HP LaserJet printer to default.
This issue only occurs when they try to print the specific laser roster. Is they a way to LOCK a specific printer as default.
This is a annoyance for the fact they keep the black & white printer(faster) as default for majority of office work. The roster's are only run once a week or so.
Thanks in advance,
Jorden
Hi,
Could that be application specific? You might want to check the setting on the application or check the website.
Wesly
Could that be application specific? You might want to check the setting on the application or check the website.
Wesly
lol!!
You dont understand. The application has not been developed on in 10 years and will never be developed on again! There is no option for default printer. It will select your default printer by default but if you switch to a different printer and print, that printer will become your new default!
You dont understand. The application has not been developed on in 10 years and will never be developed on again! There is no option for default printer. It will select your default printer by default but if you switch to a different printer and print, that printer will become your new default!
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Hi,
How about use some freeware reside in the system tray so you can easier to reset back the default prionter?
http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?ID=1588
Wesly
How about use some freeware reside in the system tray so you can easier to reset back the default prionter?
http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?ID=1588
Wesly
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I don't want to name the software, however; it's only from Roster reports, I can do any other print job in the program without it switching the default printer....
Walkabout, thank you for your suggestion, I will try that first chance I have.
Any other suggestions left me know...
Walkabout, thank you for your suggestion, I will try that first chance I have.
Any other suggestions left me know...
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TMWSIY, awesome, I hadn't realised you could do that in 2k, thanks!
You guys should also check out the netsh command for other cool features (kinda unrelated printing)
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Thanks for your help guys.
Did you end up going with the batch file?
What app is used to print the laser roster?
I have an oooolllld app here at work that does that same thing. It is very annoying and I have not found a way to disable the default printer switching. I always just chalked it up to poor programming.