>Dear George, once more i need your Help.
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>I applied what you recommended below.
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>"The recommended way is to change the registry setting under HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers. The default entry there controls the current default printer. After it's changed, you'll have to use SYS(3056, 1) to force VFP to re-read the registry settings. "
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>With your recommandations i am now able to change the registry setting. I verified it with REGEDIT.
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>But a problemn subsists. The changes i have made in this registry setting is only activated when i restart Windows 98. I verfied it in the printer panel, therfore SYS(3056,1) has no effect.
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>I tried then to modify the registry entry using REGEDIT, but in this case too the changes were only activated when i restarted windows 98.
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>Do i forget somethings, or is it necessary to force windows 98 to refresh
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>Thank your for a little help once more.

Hi Francis,

I don't have a solution for you off the top of my head. I've used the WIN.INI solution and I know that one works. I'm thinking, however, that there may be a message that can be sent. I'm not sure. Remember that when applications install and make changes to the registry, Windows usually is re-booted, part of the reason being to re-load the registry.

I'll do some research and post back.