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Remove all installed printers ??
  1. #1


    steve grosz Guest

    Remove all installed printers ??

    Is there a easy way to remove all the installed printers for users on a domain?

    I'm getting ready to change where our login script points for the print server.
    I need to remove all the printers from each workstation so I can then deploy
    the new logon script that points to the new location.

    Has anyone done something like this?



    How would I proceed????? I'm not a PS guy, but working on it....



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  2. #2


    Vadims Podans Guest

    Re: Remove all installed printers ??

    you can use win32_printer WMI class. For example:

    (gwmi win32_printer -filter "local='$true'").psbase.delete()

    "steve grosz" <boise_bound@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:106f89911627e8cb0d57b52fce4c@xxxxxx

    > Is there a easy way to remove all the installed printers for users on a
    > domain?
    >
    > I'm getting ready to change where our login script points for the print
    > server. I need to remove all the printers from each workstation so I can
    > then deploy the new logon script that points to the new location.
    >
    > Has anyone done something like this?
    >
    > How would I proceed????? I'm not a PS guy, but working on it....
    >
    >

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  3. #3


    steve grosz Guest

    Re: Remove all installed printers ??

    Hello Vadims,

    Will that just remove 'local' printers, not networked printers for each user?

    > you can use win32_printer WMI class. For example:
    >
    > (gwmi win32_printer -filter "local='$true'").psbase.delete()
    >
    > "steve grosz" <boise_bound@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:106f89911627e8cb0d57b52fce4c@xxxxxx
    >

    >> Is there a easy way to remove all the installed printers for users on
    >> a domain?
    >>
    >> I'm getting ready to change where our login script points for the
    >> print server. I need to remove all the printers from each workstation
    >> so I can then deploy the new logon script that points to the new
    >> location.
    >>
    >> Has anyone done something like this?
    >>
    >> How would I proceed????? I'm not a PS guy, but working on it....
    >>


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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