# Re: Win32ole & Adobe Acrobat Reader

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-win32ole-adobe-acrobat-reader/75075>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 7, 2006, 11:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-win32ole-adobe-acrobat-reader/75075 "2006-11-07T11:09:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![philpraxis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@philpraxis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/philpraxis)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 11:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-win32ole-adobe-acrobat-reader/75075/1 "2006-11-07T11:09:01Z")

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I wrote:

> Does anyone know how to retreive and change the default printer maybe?

One way is apprently to use Microsoft Word for that. Sounds crazy, I  
know…

word = WIN32OLE.new(‘Word.Application’)  
default\_printer = word.activeprinter  
word.activeprinter = “HP 4550 PS”  
word.activeprinter = default\_printer