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March 25, 2003
Download DeletePS.zip. When you extract DeletePS.exe and type DeletePS at a CMD prompt, you receive:
DeletePS.exe - DeleteFind Network Printer or Server Connection Utility - v1.1Created By: Harry Bates - Lockheed-Martin - [email protected] Line Switches - (All switches and params ucased automatically) NO QUOTATION MARKS NEEDED. '/' IS THE SWITCH DELIMITER./D - Specify delete./C - Specify command line output. Example output with the /D switch with the following command line piped to a file: DeletePS.exe /S=PSERV /D /C > \ServerShare%computername%.log DELETED: \PSERVPRINTER1 DELETED: \PSERVPRINTER2 DELETED: \PSERVPRINTER3 Example output with just showing and no /D for deletion: DeletePS.exe /S=PSERV /C > \ServerShare%computername%.log FOUND: \PSERVPRINTER1 FOUND: \PSERVPRINTER2 FOUND: \PSERVPRINTER3 If no /D is specified and a match is found, /C is automatically implemented./S=SERVERNAME - Show or delete all printers and server connections via specified server on a workstation. Example: If you had 20 printers connected to a workstation via a single print server and you renamed the print server or removed it from the network, this will delete or show all instances and all printers that were connected via that print server./P=PRINTERNAME - Show or delete all instances of a specific printer mounted via all servers on a workstation. Example 1: If there were 2 print servers on your network and you removed a printer that was mounted on both, this will delete all of the instances of this specific printer by name. Example 2: If you had a workstation with the following printers connected \PrintServer1HP-Laser \PrintServer2HP-Laser and you renamed HP-Laser or removed HP-Laser from the network, if you use the /D switch it will removed both of these connected printers, but leave all other printers mounted to these servers connected to that workstation./A - Administrative removal of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry for removing print servers. (Must use /D and /S switches also) This will check first to see if the user has local admin priveleges. If they do it will remove the following key from the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionPrintProvidersLanMan Print ServicesServersPSERVThis software is freeware.For updates or other freeware visit www.jsiinc.com and search for:'Harry Bates'THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED WITH NO GUARANTEE. AUTHOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLEFOR FAILURES OR PROBLEMS FROM USAGE OF THIS UTILITY. ANY BUGS OR COMMENTSPLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL [email protected].
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