Hello,

I am looking to create a batch file to remove all TCP/IP printers, but keep all local printers. Currently I tried using windows prnmngr.vbs but it either deletes all printers including Adobe PDF writer or I can specify which printers to delete within the cmd. I basically need to click on a button and "bye bye" IP printers. Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks

::==rmNetPrinters.bat
@echo off
wmic printer where "Local='FALSE'" delete
::==

I don't have Adobe PDF Writer on my machine so I don't know if this will delete that or not. I would assume not because it should be listed as a local printer, but again, I'm not sure.

"Computer security." — Oxymoron

Thanks Tony... unfortunately TCP/IP printers are considered local printers not network printers. But I think I found a solution that works...

wmic printer where "PortName LIKE 'IP_%'" delete

wmic printer where "PortName LIKE 'IP_%'" delete

The command above works well for me when executed locally, but fails when called via a URL? (I get "No Instance(s) Available.")

I'm trying to run this from a startup script in a machine GPO.

Any Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

-MDH

I am using this command in a batch file called within a login script. If you are using it within a script you must put two %% as the command line will read one % as a special character. Two %% will read it as a single %. My command looks like this...

wmic printer where "PortName LIKE 'IP_%%'" delete

Hope that helps!

That did it!

Thank you so much!

-MDH