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Default VBA - Active Printer Port Problem

I'm trying to use vba to print a worksheet. Here's the bit of code that is
causing me fits:

ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.PrintOut Copies:=1, ActivePrinter:= _
"Local Printer on NE03:", Collate:=True

And, the problem is...The "NE03:" keeps changing when I reboot. Sometimes
the printer is on NE03:. The next time it's on NE04:". So, I borrowed some
code from a site ("TechTrax") that reports a bunch of info about the
printers. Then, I tried to build the ActivePrinter name by combining the
string "Local Printer on " with a string of the port name. However, the
port name gets reported as "USB001" instead of "NE03."

In my list of printers, the printer's name is simply "Local Printer". Any
ideas how to do this?

TIA for any help and suggestions.