JSI Tip 0579 - What default printer did I have the last time I logged off?

Jerold Schulman

June 26, 1998

1 Min Read
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In tip 263, we saw that your default printer was set at:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWindowsDevice as a type REG_SZ value. The default string value is PrinterName,winspool,LPT1:

When you log off, the default printer is stored as DeviceOld, a type REG_SZ value at:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERPrinters.

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