How to programatically apply printer settings.

Hi,

     I am trying to apply advanced printer settings to a print driver using a simple batch script with registy changes.  Specifically, I'd like to disable 'Advanced Printing Features' which is inconvienently found via 'Printers and Faxes > Printer Name (Right Click) > Properties > General > Printing Preferences > Layout > Advanced > Advanced Printing Features'.  Using the RegMon utility I found that when disabling this feature and applying it, the following subkey was created 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\DevModes2 -> PRINTERNAME' with a binary value. I saved this key and tried the following techniques to apply the setting:

 

Install printer and apply key (failed)

Install printer, stop spooler, apply key, stop spooler (failed)

 

Any sugguestions or pointers to a good reference on printer settings in the registry?  Thanks in advance for any replies!

 

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