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My problem: &nbsp;I have several tablets using Windows XP sp2 that perform a very special purpose. &nbsp;We also have a multitude of HP 460 printers. &nbsp;Staff are allowed to pick up both a tablet and any printer. &nbsp;I have a script that removes all printers on shutdown to avoid the presence of multiple printers over the course of time. &nbsp;After the tablet has been shutdown any printers are removed. &nbsp;BUT, and here is where I'm stuck, once a printer is attached and the tablet powered on everything loads correctly. &nbsp;I would like to set a few of the print options, ie print direct instead of the default print spooling. &nbsp;I'm not talking about the print service as that would stop all printing. &nbsp;It's an option commonly found in most print drivers, but I can't seem to find a way to programmatically change the option. &nbsp;I've adjusted a few settings in the registry but they don't seem to be taking effect. &nbsp;<br />
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My problem:  I have several tablets using Windows XP sp2 that perform a very special purpose.  We also have a multitude of HP 460 printers.  Staff are allowed to pick up both a tablet and any printer.  I have a script that removes all printers on shutdown to avoid the presence of multiple printers over the course of time.  After the tablet has been shutdown any printers are removed.  BUT, and here is where I'm stuck, once a printer is attached and the tablet powered on everything loads correctly.  I would like to set a few of the print options, ie print direct instead of the default print spooling.  I'm not talking about the print service as that would stop all printing.  It's an option commonly found in most print drivers, but I can't seem to find a way to programmatically change the option.  I've adjusted a few settings in the registry but they don't seem to be taking effect.  

Any thoughts?  

Turn off print spooling via script after a printer has been installed

A printer is a peripheral which makes a persistent human readable representation of graphics or text on paper or similar physical media. Traditional printers are being used more for special purposes, like printing photographs or artwork, and are no longer a must-have peripheral; 3D printing has become an area of intense interest, allowing the creation of physical objects. An image scanner is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image. Hand-held scanners, where the device is moved by hand, have evolved from text scanning "wands" to 3D scanners used for industrial design, reverse engineering, test and measurement, orthotics, gaming and other applications.

Printers and Scanners

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.