using the Excel object and ActivePrinter

I am getting an error when trying to set the ActivePrinter using Excel (9.0 object library).  I'm on W2000 using VB6.

Here is my code in a test project:


Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
    Timer1.Enabled = False
    fnPrintExcelTest
End Sub

Function fnPrintExcelTest()
    On Error GoTo Error_Handler:
    Dim xl As Excel.Application
    Dim wb As Excel.Workbook
   
    Set xl = New Excel.Application
    Set wb = xl.Workbooks.Open("c:\test.xls")
   
    xl.ActivePrinter = "Print-2-Image"   'Name of the printer i wish to use  ' ERROR HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    wb.PrintOut
   
    wb.Close SaveChanges:=False
    xl.Quit
   
    Set xl = Nothing

Error_Handler:
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
        MsgBox CStr(Err.Number) & ": " & Err.Description
    End If

End Function


The error that I get is:  "1004: Application-defined or object-defined error"

A few things to note...

-- I am using Print-2-Image as the printer, so the Excel file will be saved as a TIF.
-- I can do the same exact thing using the Word 9.0 object library and get no problems.
-- When I debug this code, on the line that errors, when I hover on the ActivePrinter, it says "unknown printer (check your Control Panel)"  pretty odd message there
-- I can manually open my test file in Excel and print it.  It does find Print-2-Image and creates the expected tif...
although, if I open the Print... diaolg window, there is no default printer, but i can choose Print-2-Image from a list


Anyone have a clue on this?