Need to automatically perform a task..help please

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Rychster

I am using XP.

I have a problem with my Brother printer not having "ready" status in the
Printers and Faxes window. I have been through this with Brother with no
luck and have uninstalled and installed the software countless times with no
results.

What exists in the Printers and Faxes window is a list of Brother drivers
(more than 1 copy but this always happens and it normal) and one of them
(the default) is "ready" but the others are not. When I try to print
something using the default driver it fails to print. I have to reset all
the other drivers to "use printer online" to get them "Ready" as well before
it works.

My question is what can I do to make this process almost automatic when I
startup the computer (Everytime I shutdown it resets back to "offline")?
Can I write a script (Batch file) to do it or edit something in the
registry? Can someone help me write one?

Thanks
 
| I am using XP.
|
| I have a problem with my Brother printer not having "ready" status in the
| Printers and Faxes window. I have been through this with Brother with no
| luck and have uninstalled and installed the software countless times with no
| results.
|
| What exists in the Printers and Faxes window is a list of Brother drivers
| (more than 1 copy but this always happens and it normal) and one of them
| (the default) is "ready" but the others are not. When I try to print
| something using the default driver it fails to print. I have to reset all
| the other drivers to "use printer online" to get them "Ready" as well before
| it works.
|
| My question is what can I do to make this process almost automatic when I
| startup the computer (Everytime I shutdown it resets back to "offline")?
| Can I write a script (Batch file) to do it or edit something in the
| registry? Can someone help me write one?
|
| Thanks

Rychster,

Try this...

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 30. (Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings)
 
Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately it didn't work. Not sure what to do. I
wish I new how to write vbs files.
 
| Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately it didn't work. Not sure what to do. I
| wish I new how to write vbs files.


Rychster,

http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp

Scroll down to...
(Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 Documentation)

to download the File: scrdoc56en.exe
--
http://www.winguides.com/scripting/
(Scripting Guide for Windows)
--
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter
(ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide)
---
Jan


| "+-J" :
| >
| > | I am using XP.
| > |
| > | I have a problem with my Brother printer not having "ready" status in
| the
| > | Printers and Faxes window. I have been through this with Brother with
| no
| > | luck and have uninstalled and installed the software countless times
| with no
| > | results.
| > |
| > | What exists in the Printers and Faxes window is a list of Brother
| drivers
| > | (more than 1 copy but this always happens and it normal) and one of them
| > | (the default) is "ready" but the others are not. When I try to print
| > | something using the default driver it fails to print. I have to reset
| all
| > | the other drivers to "use printer online" to get them "Ready" as well
| before
| > | it works.
| > |
| > | My question is what can I do to make this process almost automatic when
| I
| > | startup the computer (Everytime I shutdown it resets back to "offline")?
| > | Can I write a script (Batch file) to do it or edit something in the
| > | registry? Can someone help me write one?
| > |
| > | Thanks
| >
| > Rychster,
| >
| > Try this...
| >
| > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
| > Line 30. (Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings)
| > ---
| > Jan
 
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