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From: John John - MVP on 12 Mar 2010 16:00
You're welcome.


Keith G Hicks wrote:
> That couldn't have been much simpler! Thank you.
>
>
> "John John - MVP" <audetweld(a)nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:%23wUHNKYwKHA.5036(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Add the port to the registry.
>>
>> reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Ports" /v
>> "C:\Program Files\gs\output\tfile.ps" /t reg_sz
>>
>> You have to restart the spooler service for changes to apply:
>>
>> net stop spooler
>> net start spooler
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> Keith G Hicks wrote:
>>> That gets rid of the problem where windows gets in there and asks if it's
>>> okay to install teh driver (which is okay by me) but it doesn't solve the
>>> port does not exist problem.
>>>
>>> "John John - MVP" <audetweld(a)nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:uFrFLvVwKHA.3764(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> I think that the drivers need to be signed. Right click My Computer and
>>>> select Properties then click on the Hardware tab and then click on the
>>>> Driver Signing button and see set to "Ignore".
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Keith G Hicks wrote:
>>>>> How do I do this?
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to set up some command line scripts to install printers for
>>>>> Ghostscript. I'm tired of doing it manually on every machine. For my
>>>>> needs I need a local port called "C:\Program Files\gs\output\tfile.ps"
>>>>> Please don't bother me with a bunch of "why"s. It's what I need for
>>>>> this.
>>>>>
>>>>> The following runs great if the port already exists.
>>>>>
>>>>> rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /if /f "C:\Program
>>>>> Files\gs\gs8.64\lib\ghostpdf.inf" /r "c:\Program
>>>>> Files\gs\output\tfile.ps" /m "Ghostscript PDF" /b "Ghostscript PS"
>>>>>
>>>>> But if not, then it generates an error. I need to know how to add a new
>>>>> local port. Can anyone help?
>>>>>
>>>>> I also need to know how to set the new printer so it prints directly to
>>>>> the printer. There's a radio button for this in the new printer wizard
>>>>> but no switch for it that I can see in rundll32
>>>>> printui.dll,PrintUIEntry
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Keith
>
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