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Thread ID: 141983 2016-04-06 03:19:00 How do I change my default printer? Billy T (70) Press F1
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1418704 2016-04-06 03:19:00 Hi Team

I have three physical printers: HP1200 Laser, Fuji CP226 colour laser, and recently changed my defunct Canon IP4200 for a Canon MX496 Inkjet. I also have a Bullzip 'print to PDF' virtual printer.

After I loaded the Canon drivers, I found that they had set the MX496 itself as the default printer, which is a right pain because the majority of my printing is to the HP1200 Laser.

So, the Canon has a nice black circle with a tick inside it, indicating that it is now the default printer, and so far I have not beeen able to find a way to return priority to the HP Laser. There must be a way, but where is it hiding?

OS is Win XP Professional SP3. Any and/or all help gratefully accepted.

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
Billy T (70)
1418705 2016-04-06 03:56:00 Open printers and devices then right click on the printer you want and select ( set as default) CliveM (6007)
1418706 2016-04-06 05:30:00 Edit: never mind already answered :) dugimodo (138)
1418707 2016-04-06 10:10:00 Thanks guys, for some inexplicable reason I had forgotten about 'right clicks', however my HP1200 is now the default. :thumbs:

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
Billy T (70)
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