KB153751 - Printers.exe - Using Printers with Windows 95 Shell

Article ID: 153751

Article Last Modified on 7/11/2005

Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit-January 2000 Edition, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition

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

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

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