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Asked: 2026-06-02T02:35:40+00:00

In short, I have an image map that points to network printers on my

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In short, I have an image map that points to network printers on my floor. I would like my user to click on given coordinates associated with network printer X. When they click on this using IE versions 7 thru 9, I would like that printer to be mapped. If I can (later), I may want to set that as their default printer.

I can do this in many ways using local programs written in WSH/VBS, PowerShell, Batch File, C# Windows apps, but can’t seem to perform it as simply as I am stating here via a webpage.

The requirement is it should be very simple for the in-house user. “Click > Yes > yes > done”. I can control the browser and all users are on the internal secured network.

Any ideas are most welcomed.
Sean

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  1. Editorial Team

    I doubt you will be able to do it via a web page.

    By default, what can be done via a browser-based application, client-side is limited to prevent malicious developers from crafting websites that alter user’s machine configurations.

    That said, you COULD craft an ActiveX control to do this (but not via .NET) I think you’d need to use the much older VB6, or C++). That’s a completely different animal than doing it via a web page, and it’s not for the faint-of-heart.

    You really need a client-side solution.

    The closest you could come to a web-based solution in .NET would be to write a client app and deploy it via ClickOnce.

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