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--- windows:install_printer_silently [2014/04/04 11:20] – created biggi
+++ windows:install_printer_silently [2015/08/15 22:56] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 Saves me a lot of time at work. I could use a printer server (and have done so in the past), but I am no fan of "single point of failure".
-Set a printer name (you choose)
+Do the following to make the script work:
-Set a printer model (has to be the exact model from the printer driver .inf file)
+  - Set a printer name (you choose)
-Set an IP address (obviously the IP the printer has today)
+  - Set a printer model (has to be the exact model from the printer driver .inf file)
-Set 'remote-box', aka. which machine the printer should be installed on. Can be a hostname, can be an IP address.
+  - Set an IP address (obviously the IP the printer has today)
-Set driver-file, this is the location of the .inf file that specifies your printer driver
+  - Set 'remote-box', aka. which machine the printer should be installed on. Can be a hostname, can be an IP address.
-Set the architecture. "Windows NT x86" = 32 bit, "Windows x64" = 64 bit.
+  - Set driver-file, this is the location of the .inf file that specifies your printer driver
-Afterwards just sit back and enjoy and let the script do it's thing.
+  - Set the architecture. "Windows NT x86" = 32 bit, "Windows x64" = 64 bit.
+Afterwards just sit back and enjoy and let the script do it's thing.\\
 <code bat installprinter.bat>