Printers.exe - Using Printers with Windows 95 Shell (153751)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.0, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 95
    • Microsoft Windows 98
    • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
    • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q153751

SUMMARY

The Printers.exe sample demonstrates how to programmatically manipulate printer items in the Windows 95 shell. The sample demonstrates how to enumerate installed printers, how to programmatically launch the Add New Printer Wizard, and how to create shortcuts to installed printers and the Add New Printer Wizard on the desktop. This is accomplished by using combinations of shell functions and OLE.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Printers.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/11/2005
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