Windows 2000 Command Reference Main PageLoads a program into memory that allows Windows 2000 to print on a printer the displayed contents of the screen when you are using a color or graphics adapter.
graphics [type] [[drive:][path] filename] [/r] [/b] [/lcd] [/printbox:std | /printbox:lcd]
Parameters
type
Specifies the type of printer. The following list shows each valid value for this parameter and a brief description of its meaning:
| Parameter | Description |
| color1 | An IBM Personal Computer Color printer with black ribbon |
| color4 | An IBM Personal Computer Color printer with RGB (red, green, blue, and black) ribbon |
| color8 | An IBM Personal Computer Color printer with CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) ribbon |
| hpdefault | Any Hewlett-Packard PCL printer |
| deskjet | A Hewlett-Packard DeskJet printer |
| graphics | An IBM Personal Graphics printer, IBM Proprinter, or IBM Quietwriter printer |
| graphicswide | An IBM Personal Graphics printer with an 11-inch wide carriage |
| laserjet | A Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer |
| laserjetii | A Hewlett-Packard LaserJet II printer |
| paintjet | A Hewlett-Packard PaintJet printer |
| quietjet | A Hewlett-Packard QuietJet printer |
| quietjetplu | A Hewlett-Packard QuietJet Plus printer |
| ruggedwriter | A Hewlett-Packard RuggedWriter printer |
| ruggedwriterwide | A Hewlett-Packard RuggedWriterwide printer |
| thermal | An IBM PC convertible Thermal Printer |
| thinkjet | A Hewlett-Packard ThinkJet printer |
[drive:][path] filename
Specifies the location and name of the printer profile that contains information about all supported printers. If this parameter is omitted, Windows 2000 looks for a file called Graphics.pro in the current directory and in the directory that contains the Graphics.com file.
/r
Prints the image as it appears on the screen (white characters on a black background) rather than reversed (black characters on a white background). The latter occurs by default.
/b
Prints the background in color. This switch is valid for color4 and color8 printers.
/lcd
Prints an image by using the liquid crystal display (LCD) aspect ratio instead of the CGA aspect ratio. The effect of this switch is the same as that of /printbox:lcd.
/printbox:std | /printbox:lcd
Selects the printbox size. You can abbreviate printbox as pb. You should check the first operand of the printbox statement in your Graphics.pro file and specify the /printbox:std switch if that operand is std or the /printbox:lcd switch if that operand is lcd.