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'System & API - How to Get Default Printer Name

Declare Function RegOpenKeyEx Lib "advapi32" Alias "RegOpenKeyExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, _
    ByVal lpSubKey As String, ByVal dwReserved As Long, ByVal samDesired As Long, phkResult As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegQueryValueEx Lib "advapi32" Alias "RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, _
    ByVal lpValueName$, ByVal lpdwReserved As Long, lpdwType As Long, lpData As Any, lpcbData As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32" (ByVal hKey As Long) As Long
Public Const HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG As Long = &H80000005
 
Function RegGetString$(hInKey As Long, ByVal subkey$, ByVal valname$)
    Dim RetVal$, hSubKey As Long, dwType As Long, SZ As Long, R As Long
    RetVal$ = ""
    Const KEY_ALL_ACCESS As Long = &HF0063
    Const ERROR_SUCCESS As Long = 0
    Const REG_SZ As Long = 1
    R = RegOpenKeyEx(hInKey, subkey$, 0, KEY_ALL_ACCESS, hSubKey)
    If R <> ERROR_SUCCESS Then GoTo Quit_Now
    SZ = 256: v$ = String$(SZ, 0)
    R = RegQueryValueEx(hSubKey, valname$, 0, dwType, ByVal v$, SZ)
    If R = ERROR_SUCCESS And dwType = REG_SZ Then
        RetVal$ = Left$(v$, SZ - 1)
    Else
        RetVal$ = "--Not String--"
    End If
    If hInKey = 0 Then
        R = RegCloseKey(hSubKey)
    End If
Quit_Now:
    RegGetString$ = RetVal$
End Function
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim GetCurrPrinter As String
    GetCurrPrinter = RegGetString$(HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG, "System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers", "Default")
    MsgBox GetCurrPrinter
End Sub