Adobe PDF Converter/Printer

[Jaroslav Rudenko]

Hi Community,

I'm looking for a solution to lock Adobe PDF Printer Settings. 

The settings like ("Add Dokument information", "Rely on system fonts only") are often reset after some updates.

Are these settings saved in registy or any .ini file? 

Rerards,

Jaroslav Rudenko 

[Test Screen Name]

Change the settings in the Printers Control Panel. This is where you set the defaults to be used each time.

[Jaroslav Rudenko]

I have 50+ computers. I don't know which Update reset these settings. I would like to control these settings via GPO/registry/config files. 

[Test Screen Name]

I don't know of a way to set printer driver settings externally. There probably is a way, but it isn't a simple one. Just, for example, finding a registry key is no use because the registry key will vary according to the order and number of printer drivers installed.

[Jaroslav Rudenko]

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[Test Screen Name]

I do not think you will find a better answer than mine, sorry.

[Jaroslav Rudenko]

every software setting is saved somewhere, right?
ini-File, Registry key, Driver...
if it's a new location with each update, not so bad. It will still be possible to distribute new settings centrally, rather than manually on many clients' devices.

There are tools such as Adobe Customization Wizard and Adobe Distiller which can be used to configure the installation file. But these settings are thrown off by the updates.

Unfortunately, you didn't give me an answer, you just expressed your opinion that you have no idea.

[Test Screen Name]

Actually I have researched this; I did not say I have no idea. Yes, it's saved probably in the registry. When I last researched this I found that it is a printer driver property, and therefore stored by Windows in the appropriate location for the printer driver. What makes this virtually impossible is that the print driver properties are stored in order by Windows device driver support, with generated keys, so the registry keys are potentially different on each machine.  The properties are, I believe, stored as an undocumented BLOB containing all driver related properties as well as Windows' own properties. There is an API to retrieve these properties (perhaps in the Windows DDK), but nothing to crack them open.