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by xdeclmjr

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Can anyone help?

I need to export all printer info from my NT domain into a file, printmig version 2 displays everything I need but there is no export facility.

I need ip address, driver, location, name etc from all printers. I will have to get this info from each print server (the print servers are clustered NT)

anyone know any NT util that will get me this info?

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by craighassan

I don't know if this will give all the info you are looking for but it will export domain printer info.

Hyena: Download trial or $199\user
http://www.systemtools.com/hyena/

This program can do alot, it is worth a look. I haven't found a better admin tool for the price.

by xdeclmjr

Allready usede this, it gives me all the information but no facility to export it to a file that can be read. The cab file does not contain the info I need.

by joseph moore

Ok then, try exporting out from the Registry the following key and all sub-keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers
There is a folder for each installed printer. In each folder, there is all kinds of data, includingprinter name, ports, etc.
Just use Regedit, select the folder in the path, then click File ->Export.

It will save it as a .REG file, but it is acutally a text file. I would rename the extension to .TXT before you start looking at it, just to be safe. IF you were to double-click the .REG file on any system, it would import the data in the registry of the machine you were on. That could cause problems! So, rename it to a .TXT file, then open it up in Notepad.

hope this helps.

by xdeclmjr

I was looking for a more elegant solution than poking about in the registry, we have upwards of 3000 printers in our org, this way will take me until next christmas

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