Delete Network Printers using VBScript

The script below will delete all network printers  from the user profile but will not remove any of the local printers. This is quite useful if you have roaming profiles and want to remove mapped printers before running computer/OU specific scripts to map other printers.

You will need to copy the below into a notepad document and save with a .vbs extension.

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‘– Removes all network printers but not any local printers–

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strComputer = “.”
Set objWMIService = GetObject(“winmgmts:\\” & strComputer & “\root\cimv2″)

Set colInstalledPrinters =  objWMIService.ExecQuery _
(“Select * from Win32_Printer Where Network = TRUE”)

For Each objPrinter in colInstalledPrinters
objPrinter.Delete_
Next

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I have tested this under Windows XP and Windows 7 and appears to work properly. I don’t have any more Vista machines but it should work fine on that also.

Please wait while the domain list is created

After adding a computer to the domain and its been rebooted you get the below message when you try and change the domain drop down list. This Please wait dialogue can sit there for what seems like up to 10 minutes.

All you need to do is CTRL + ALT + DEL again and this message goes away and you have the opportunity to select the domain from the “Log on to” drop down. This issue appears to not return after this.

Start Internet Explorer in inPrivate Mode

InPrivate mode is a special mode of IE 8 where it does not save Cookies, Passwords, Browsing History, URLS typed into the search field or Temporary Internet files.

You can start Internet Explorer easily in “inPrivate” Mode when Internet Explorer is open by clicking on Safety – InPrivate Browsing from the tools menu.

You can also fire up InPrivate mode without the hassle of first opening up a “normal” IE Window by creating a new shortcut with the following location, “C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe” -private and then using that shortcut to run IE.

To do this right click on your desktop and select New -> Shortcut. In the location button type in “C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe” -private as shown below.

Now give it a name so you can distinguish it better and click Finish.