Network Printer needs to reset daily

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Ellen - Feb 18, 2011 at 06:24 AM
jack4rall Posts 6428 Registration date Sunday June 6, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen July 16, 2020 - Feb 18, 2011 at 09:17 AM
Hello,

We have a computer in network in the office, every starting windows, the network printer needs to reset from the client computers in order to connect to the network printer. That is: net use lpt1: \\computer name\printer share name /persistent:yes

What should I do so that I won't need to do this everyday or every time I start the computer?

Thanks,
Ellen
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jack4rall Posts 6428 Registration date Sunday June 6, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen July 16, 2020
Feb 18, 2011 at 09:17 AM
Hello,

Try this 1

1) Open a "Notepad" and type only your command. Example

net use lpt1: \\computer name\printer share name /persistent:yes

Now save the file as printer.bat

[Note : You can save the file with any name but you have to use the extension

.bat. Don't forget the .bat extension at the end of your file name.]

You can save the file in any drive. Here I assume your file named printer.bat is

saved in the D-drive.

2) Now click on Start --> Run --> Type regedt32 and press Enter.

"Registry Editor" will be opened. First backup your registry by going to

"File --> Export"

Now navigate to the below location

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

At the right-side, right-click on the white area, "New" --> Select "String Value"

Rename that "String Value" file with any name or right-click on the created

"String Value" file --> Select the option "Rename".

Here I assume that file have been renamed to Printer.

3) After renaming that file, double-click on the created string value file Printer,

in the "Value data:" enter the location of the created .bat file.

Here I assume your file named printer.bat is saved in the D-drive.

So in he "Value data:" enter the path as shown below

D:\printer.bat ----> Click on OK

Now close the registry.

Now whenever you start your PC it automatically gets executed.

You can also hide the created file named printer.bat

Good Luck
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