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> Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 14:08:38 +0100
> From: LENNART BORGMAN <lennart.borgman.073@student.lu.se>
> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> 
> > Thanks.  The question is, will this script find usable ports on
> > systems where people report they cannot find a port name that Emacs
> > can use?
> 
> If I run w32prn-customize I get an error. w32prn-default returns something like
> 
>   PDF-XChange
>   My Documents\\*.pdf
>   PRINTER15:PASSTHROU
>   PRINTER15:PASSTHROU
>   PRINTER20:RAW

What does the VB script display, when run?

Also, what does the function `default-printer-name' return on that
system?  It is supposed to do the equivalent of what the code posted
by Bruce does.