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Setting default printer in batch file based on username

Trying to set default printers on a terminal server in a batch file.

This command sets the current user to the zebra printer

c:\windows\system32\RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry /y /n "[NWCC] Zebra ZM400 (203 dpi) - ZPL (Recv 2)"

When I add an if to test the username it doesn't work:

if %username%=="myuser" c:\windows\system32\RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry /y /n "[NWCC] Zebra ZM400 (203 dpi) - ZPL (Recv 2)"

I played around with the quotes with no luck....

ZabagaR

I have one as a vb script that works on a terminal server. You'd just have to name it something.vbs and drop it in the all user's \Start Meu\Startup\ folder so it runs whenever people log in.

This is the code below: I'm setting the Administrator's account to default to my HP 4000 printer.
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dim objNetwork, wshShell
set objNetwork = createobject("Wscript.Network")
Set wshShell = WScript.CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" )
User = wshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings( "%USERNAME%" )

if User = "Administrator" then
objNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "HP Laserjet 4000"
end if

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killefer762

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That would work...I need multiple users on this script and I can load it in group policy to run..but only the administrator seems to work on this..since its a terminal server there is no path to c:\windows\system32 I think is the issue ?

dim objNetwork, wshShell
set objNetwork = createobject("Wscript.Network")
Set wshShell = WScript.CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" )
User = wshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings( "%USERNAME%" )

if User = "administrator2" then
objNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "[NWCC] Zebra ZM400 (203 dpi) - ZPL (Recv 2)"
Elseif User = "administrator" then
objNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "[NWCC] Zebra ZM400 (203 dpi) - ZPL (Recv 2)"
end if

killefer762

ASKER

I changed it to read:

if /i "%username%"=="wtcoolrecv" %Systemroot%\system32\rundll32.exe PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry /y /n "[NWCC] Zebra ZM400 (203 dpi) - ZPL (Recv 2)"

But default printer doesn't change....
defprinter.JPG

killefer762

ASKER

It was a permission issue, it works now :)