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How do you change from Dexterity for GP -Print to using the Windows print options

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Posted on 20 Apr 2023 13:12:34 by 5

Users are now being presented with the Dexterity for Microsoft Dynamics GP - Print instead of the windows print dialog.  They want the windows print dialog box because they say it offers a print preview that the dexterity print dialog does not. We still have on user that is getting the windows dialog box, the rest have changed.  How do we set it so they get the windows box?

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  • David Musgrave MVP GPUG All Star Legend Moderator Profile Picture
    14,016 Most Valuable Professional on 25 Apr 2023 at 13:06:52
    RE: How do you change from Dexterity for GP -Print to using the Windows print options

    Did you try rebooting and checking that the setting has taken?

    Regards

    David 

  • Brian Wolters Profile Picture
    340 on 25 Apr 2023 at 13:04:43
    RE: How do you change from Dexterity for GP -Print to using the Windows print options

    Here's the crazy thing...I ran the registry change on his PC, as Admin, started GP as admin and still shows the "newer" print window. Can't seem to get it to take on his PC.

  • David Musgrave MVP GPUG All Star Legend Moderator Profile Picture
    14,016 Most Valuable Professional on 21 Apr 2023 at 14:36:30
    RE: How do you change from Dexterity for GP -Print to using the Windows print options

    Hi Brian

    You would be able to download the beta build once it is done, but I won't be releasing it publicly until I have finished all the fixes and tweaks planned for build 29.5.

    I would suggest using the command line option in the article for now.

    Even once in GPPT, you will still need to run GP as Administrator to allow it to be able to edit the registry.

    It will just make it easy to fix as you won't need to know the registry setting or commands.  Just like GPPT has the fix for the DPI scaling issues.

    Regards

    David

  • Brian Wolters Profile Picture
    340 on 21 Apr 2023 at 14:31:47
    RE: How do you change from Dexterity for GP -Print to using the Windows print options

    Excellent News...can you post a link to the Power Tools when it is released next week? I so need to get this fixed ASAP.

  • David Musgrave MVP GPUG All Star Legend Moderator Profile Picture
    14,016 Most Valuable Professional on 21 Apr 2023 at 13:55:54
    RE: How do you change from Dexterity for GP -Print to using the Windows print options

    The fix will be included in GP Power Tools next week and will be available when the next build is released.

    David

  • Jamie.D Profile Picture
    5 on 21 Apr 2023 at 13:52:24
    RE: How do you change from Dexterity for GP -Print to using the Windows print options

    Tested the command prompt script on my computer and it does work,  I will start working on the staff's computers.  Thanks!

  • Taylor_Greenwood Profile Picture
    382 on 21 Apr 2023 at 13:33:36
    RE: How do you change from Dexterity for GP -Print to using the Windows print options

    Can confirm reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Print\UnifiedPrintDialog" /v "PreferLegacyPrintDialog" /d 1 /t REG_DWORD /f worked for us.

    Thank you very much!

  • Brian Wolters Profile Picture
    340 on 21 Apr 2023 at 13:30:08
    RE: How do you change from Dexterity for GP -Print to using the Windows print options

    Yes, this issue actually has caused problems for us because that new print window will often stop with "Something Went Wrong" and then we end up with incomplete postings.

    I did find this reg entry...

    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Print\UnifiedPrintDialog" /v "PreferLegacyPrintDialog" /d 1 /t REG_DWORD /f

    It worked on our CFO's PC but not his data entry clerks PC. Ran as Administrator and still won't bring up the old print box.

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    Derek Albaugh Profile Picture
    on 21 Apr 2023 at 13:11:36
    RE: How do you change from Dexterity for GP -Print to using the Windows print options

    It's a change that is done on Windows 11 22h2.

    The following discusses the change:

    www.winhelponline.com/.../

    I did test the Command Prompt script mentioned in this article and it did change the Print Setup window back to what we're used to seeing, on my Dynamics GP 18.5/Windows 11 environment.

    Thanks

  • David Musgrave MVP GPUG All Star Legend Moderator Profile Picture
    14,016 Most Valuable Professional on 21 Apr 2023 at 02:51:06
    RE: How do you change from Dexterity for GP -Print to using the Windows print options

    This window seems to be something that Windows 11 is doing now. I got a similar window but it was not called Dexterity for Microsoft Dynamics GP - Print.  This has replaced the system print dialog.

    If you don't want to see this window you can add NoPrintDialog=TRUE to the Dex.ini or change the setting via Named Printers. If using Named Printers it is recommended not to use the system print dialog (regardless of how it now looks).

    Regards

    David Musgrave

    Original creator of Named Printers.

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