win7 registry has changed for default printer & driver data

[diana]

hello

were in the process of migrating from WinXP to Win7.

Custom code exists to obtain the users default printer, and specifics about the printer driver. as there is mix of printer hardware vendors and drivers with n the firm.

The code uses the registry keys
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers\" & printServer & "\Printers\" & printName"

under winXP this works fine. the printer queue name displays as eg
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers\MELFP\Printers\MEL002

it appears under win7 Microsoft have changed registry keys. The printer queue name has now changed to a hex-character eg
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Providers\Client Side Rendering Print Providers\Servers\MELFP\Printers\{7B81CA5D-702E-415E-B803-E112DFA2CBE6}

The default printer can be obtained under HKEY_CURRENT_USER however doesnt display the printer driver data I require.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\Device\


questions:
is there another registry key location that displays the users default printer queue name with the printer data
as in win XP
any other suggestions?


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thank you

dd

[Claude]

Have you tried searching the registry for your default printer name ?

[diana]

yes...still searching...still Finding....