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246772 - HOWTO: Retrieve and Set the Default Printer in Windows

SUMMARY

You can retrieve or set the default printer by using different methods, depending on the version of Windows that you use.

MORE INFORMATION

With Windows NT 4.0 (and earlier versions), you cannot use:

• Either SetPrinter or SetDefaultPrinter to set the default printer.
• Either EnumPrinters or GetDefaultPrinter to get the default printer.

With Windows NT 4.0, you can use:

• GetProfileString to get the default printer.
• WriteProfileString to set the default printer.