100 Printing Troublshooting Articles
100 Printing Troublshooting Articles
• How To Print the Contents of the MS Chart Control
(168749) - The MSChart control does not expose a method that enables you to print the chart directly. However, you can use the PrintForm method to print the entire form containing the MSChart control. This article describes a method for printing only the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;168749
• How To Print Contents of the Web Browser Control From VB
(188271) - The Web Browser control (version 3.x or 4.x) does not offer a direct Print method. This article demonstrates how to print the contents of the Web Browser control from Visual Basic. Step-by-Step Example Create a new Standard EXE project in Visual...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;188271
• Cannot Print from the Network to a Windows XP Print Server
(322303) - You may not be able to print to a Windows XP-based print server on the network. This problem can occur in the following situation: A Windows XP-based computer is used as a network print server.The computer is in a workgroup.The printer is a...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;322303
• Images That You Created in MS Paint Are Larger Than Expected When You Print Them
(280848) - If you create a document by using MS Paint, when you print the file, the images may be larger than expected. This issue can occur because printing is dependent on video resolution. MS Paint does not consider video display resolution when it...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;280848
• "%%Title" Field May Not Be Correct in PostScript Print Jobs
(287047) - When you print an Enhanced Metafile (EMF) PostScript print job, the "%%Title" field may indicate the printer name instead of the document name. For example, you may receive this output %%Title: HP Color LaserJet PS, Job 5 instead of the expected...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287047
• Unable to Print Over the Network
(311358) - When you attempt to print a document to a shared network printer, you may receive an error message similar to the following There was an error writing to \\Server\Share for printer "printername": There was a problem printing to the printer due to...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311358
• Printing to Windows LPT1.OS2 or LPT1.DOS Port
(68652) - You may be unable to print from Microsoft Windows version 3.0 or 3.1 to the LPT1: port, although you can print to the LPT1.OS2 port, or LPT1.DOS port if using Windows 3.1. Some networks and print-sharing devices may require using the LPT1.OS2 or...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;68652
• Blank Pages Printing on Kyocera F-1010 Laser Printer
(82341) - When you print documents containing many TrueType fonts from Microsoft Windows 3.1 to a Kyocera F-1010 laser printer, all or part of the text may be missing from later pages. To work around this problem, follow these steps to print TrueType fonts...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;82341
• KB Help File on Current Windows 3.1 Printing Issues
(111901) - The Microsoft PSS Knowledge Base group regularly extracts the most current Microsoft Knowledge Base articles from the Windows Printing Issues database and creates a Windows Help file from this extract. Microsoft then posts this file to the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;111901
• PPT98: Color Objects Print Black and White to Color Printer
(180074) - If you print a color slide from PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition to a color printer, some or all elements may print in black and white (or in shades of gray). In addition, some slide objects may print with unexpected borders or outlines and shaded...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;180074
• List of Printing Fixes in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
(324950) - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) addresses the following printing bugs and update scenarios: Gdi32.dll Stops Responding When You Print a Windows Metafile Gdi32.dll may stop responding (crash) when it accesses a NULL pointer in the ESCAPE()...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324950
• WordArt gradient fill may print incorrectly in Publisher 2003
(828829) - Describes how the gradient fill in a WordArt object may print incorrectly when you print a publication in color output in Publisher 2003. To work around this problem, you can replace the WordArt object with a graphic version of the object.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828829
• Computer with More Than 10 USB Printers May Not Print Correctly
(289777) - If more than 10 USB printers are connected to a computer, Windows does not load the Usbprint.sys driver, and USB printing functionality does not work. Usbprint.sys has a hard-coded limit that prevents more than 10 devices from being connected....
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;289777
• Works: Top and bottom labels do not print
(76466) - Microsoft Works for Windows may exhibit problems printing the top or bottom row of labels on tractor feed labels on a dot matrix printer drivers. You can resolve most of these issues by installing a later version of your printer driver. To do...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;76466
• Publication may not print when you use the Acrobat Distiller 5.0.5 or 6.0 printer driver in Publisher 2003
(821960) - Describes how a Publisher 2003 publication may not print when you use the Acrobat Distiller 5.0.5 or 6.0 printer driver. To work around this problem, you can use a different print driver or you can use the Distiller stand-alone program.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;821960
• Java Programs Are Not Printed in Internet Explorer 5.5 or Later
(309349) - Java programs may appear blank or empty (or may appear in the background color) when you preview a Web page for printing, and may be blank when you print them. This problem occurs in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6 for Windows 2000. The Java...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309349
• You receive a"You have to send the host fonts" error message when you print to Adobe Distiller in Publisher 2003
(821397) - Describes the host fonts error message that you may receive when you print a Publisher 2003 publication as CMYK or as color separations to Adobe Distiller. To resolve this problem, you can change configuration setting in Distiller.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;821397
• Fujitsu Color Printer Drivers Available from Fujitsu
(81404) - Fujitsu has confirmed that the original printer driver for their DL 3400 24-pin dot-matrix printer did not support color printing. Fujitsu has reported that new drivers available from them have corrected this problem. This driver is part of a new...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;81404
• PUB97: How to Create One or More Upside-Down Pages
(161662) - Sometimes you want to create a specialty publication that contains one or more pages printed upside down and in reverse order from the rest of the publication. This article deals with special problems associated with creating this style of...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;161662
• Printing Is Slow with PaintJet Driver
(58295) - Printing from the Microsoft Windows 3.0 PaintJet driver may be fairly slow. The slowness occurs because the driver is designed to rasterize a metafile, which produces a very large amount of data. The data is then sent to the Print Manager, which...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;58295
• No Ports in Print Manager with Services for NetWare Installed
(121071) - With Services for NetWare installed, if you try to create a printer on a remote machine, the port entries are missing in the Print Manager Create Printer dialog box. The NetWare print provider returns ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED instead of...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;121071
• Unable to Rename Friendly Name of Remote Network Printer
(281344) - You may not be able to rename the friendly name of a remote network printer. Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000-based computers use the friendly printer name that is stored on the print server and because of this, these clients cannot rename the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281344
• Unable to Print Multiple Quattro Pro Spreadsheets
(120420) - Only one copy of a spreadsheet prints when you request multiple copies in Quattro Pro's Print dialog box. The escape sequence Quattro Pro uses to request multiple copies is not supported by Windows NT. Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;120420
• How To Capture and Print an Entire Window
(186736) - This article demonstrates one technique for capturing the entire contents of a window (including the non-client area) and printing it to the default printer. To do this, the code creates an intermediate surface that is 24- bits per pixel, copies...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;186736
• PI: Printing: Better and Best Quality Not Always Available
(162889) - When you print, the choices available under Print Quality are based on the size of the image and the print size you choose. When there isn't enough detail in an image, a Better or Best setting for Print Quality won't improve image quality but will...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;162889
• Document Is Not Printed After You Restart an MS-DOS Print Job
(282891) - When a print job is submitted to a printer that has a target print port of "print to file" and then you restart the print job from the printer folder, the print job displays a "Restarting" status. The job never restarts and remains in the queue....
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282891
• Print Manager Continuously Ejects Separator Pages
(90423) - On certain printer models when printing with Separator Pages enabled, the Windows for Workgroups Print Manager may continuously print separator page(s) after the first print job, then fail to print subsequent print jobs. The printers known to be...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;90423
• PostScript EPS Files Are Device Independent
(93206) - When you print from Windows to an encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file, Windows creates a device independent file. EPS files can be imported into other PostScript files, and aren't designed to be copied to a printer. For example, you can create a...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;93206
• Writer 2: Print Jobs May Spool to 10+ MB Files
(156471) - In Creative Writer 2, print jobs may spool to very large files. This can slow down printing, or even halt the printing process entirely. There are several factors to consider in the spooling of a print job: Decrease printer dpi. The dpi of the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;156471
• FIX: RichTextBox SelPrint Method Does Not Print Entire Selection
(173362) - When using the SelPrint method to print a selection or the contents of a RichTextbox control, the entire text may not print. To work around this problem, you can use API function calls to print the contents of the RichTextBox control. Microsoft...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;173362
• BUG: Printing from Outlook w/ @...SAY Results in Light Printing
(189117) - Under Windows 95 or Windows 98, when an Outlook mail message is printed, any printing output from Visual FoxPro using @...SAY is light-colored. This problem does not occur under Windows NT nor does it occur with all printers. If you use a...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;189117
• FIX: Wingdings/Webdings/FoxPrint Not Printing from Windows 98
(193940) - When you use a non-Postscript printer driver in Windows 98, the Wingdings, Webdings, and FoxPrint fonts do not print correctly. However, you may see the fonts print correctly using the HP Laserjet 4000 driver. Other Postscript printer drivers may...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;193940
• PRB: NOWAIT Breaks Filter Printing Report from Preview Window
(191955) - When the NOWAIT clause is present in the REPORT FORM command, printing a report by clicking the printer icon in the report preview window will not print according to the filter setting, rather, it prints all the records. The filter setting is not...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;191955
• Print Conflicts Between Remote and Local MS-DOS-Based Apps
(96131) - In Windows for Workgroups, Print Manager manages all local and remote print jobs except for those from local MS-DOS-based applications. A conflict arises if a remote client sends a print job at the same time an MS-DOS- based application is...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;96131
• Writer: Some Borders Print Incorrectly
(107653) - When you print certain borders (such as Modern Flowers) to an Epson LQ 2550 printer, the borders may print incorrectly. The flowers may be overprinted with a solid border, or incorrectly filled in with solid colors. This problem can occur with...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;107653
• Greyed Out Connect To Printer Option in Print Manager
(121232) - A user account can have permissions to connect to network printers via Print Manager. However, Print Manager may be missing the "Connect To" icon, and the "Connect to Printer" option under the Printer menu may be unavailable. Therefore, the user...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;121232
• Printer Form May Not Print to Correct Paper Path
(121233) - When a form is assigned to more than one paper path, Print Manager locates the first path that has that form assigned to it and prints to it. Print Manager scans from the list of paper paths from the top down. If the form is assigned to the lower...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;121233
• Quattro Pro causes GPF Printing to Unavailable Printer
(120421) - If a printer that you created or connected to in Print Manager becomes unavailable, Borland Quattro Pro still shows it in the Printer Setup dialog box. If you try to print to it, a General Protection Fault (GPF) in QPW.EXE at 00BA:0B55 occurs....
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;120421
• Quattro Pro Prints No Edges or Borders on Postscript Printers
(120427) - The edges or hairline borders around charts, graphs or graphic images in Quattro Pro spreadsheets do not print on 300 dpi PostScript printers. They may print with reduced width on 600 dpi (or better) PostScript printers. Complete images print to...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;120427
• Graphics and True Type Fonts Print Garbage on Okidata ML320
(123607) - Under Windows NT 3.5, if you print any type of graphics or True Type fonts on an Okidata ML320 (using the OKI9.DLL file) dot matrix printer, the printout may contain garbage or incorrectly formatted characters. Because dot-matrix printers print...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;123607
• Automap Road Atlas: Road Symbols Print in Solid Black
(126435) - When printing from Automap Road Atlas for Windows, the road symbols on a route may print as a solid black symbol. Workaround 1 Change the installed Windows video display driver to VGA. For information about changing your video mode, see your...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;126435
• Extremely Slow Printing from Word Processor
(128413) - Printing from the Word Processor is extremely slow in Works 3.0. WORKAROUNDS Try the following possible workarounds: Choose any menu, as soon as control returns to Works. In Windows 3.x, in Print Manager, set Background Printing Priority to High....
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;128413
• Artist: Epson Stylus Prints with Gray Overlay
(142512) - When you print from one of the programs listed at the top of this article to an Epson Stylus Color printer using Epson driver version 1.03e, in Windows 3.1, it may print with a layer of gray over the page, even though the colors print underneath...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;142512
• Writer 2: Postscript Printing
(156464) - When you print graphics from Creative Writer 2, you may get unexpected results. If you are printing to a PostScript printer, such as an HP LaserJet IIIsi, pictures may print as black splotches, masking all graphic detail. Try one of the following...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;156464
• INFO: Changing Print Settings Mid-Job
(85679) - In Windows 3.1 and later, print settings can be changed on a page-by-page basis through the ResetDC() API. An application can pass a new DEVMODE structure (containing new print settings) to ResetDC() between pages to change the print settings. For...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;85679
• Notepad Does Not Print Tabs Properly
(123052) - Notepad does not print tab characters that occur at the beginning of a line. They are displayed on the screen properly, but will not show up in the printed output. A document created in Notepad such as Non Tabbed Line <tab>Tabbed Line 123<tab>TEST
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;123052
• Calling ExtDeviceMode/DeviceCapabilities in Win32s App
(132239) - A Win32-based application running under Windows NT or Windows 95 can call DocumentProperties to change printer settings and DeviceCapabilities to query printer driver capabilities. But if the Win32-based application is running under Win32s, it has...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;132239
• MPRJ4: Bar Text Prints Incorrectly to Large Paper Sizes
(128980) - In Microsoft Project, when you print a Gantt chart to a large paper size, such as ANSI E, (using an HP DraftPro EXL plotter for example), text that should appear at the end of a task bar appears on the right side of the page. This behavior occurs...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;128980
• PPT98: Gradients Don't Print When Black & White Option Selected
(180075) - If you print a slide that contains shaded (gradient) fills to a black and white printer, those fill effects may not print. If the gradient is applied to the slide background, the slide prints with a solid white background. PowerPoint 98 has a...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;180075
• FIX: Scale Method Results in a Number of Blank Pages Printed
(177740) - The Scale method of the Printer object prints a number of blank pages when the Scale values are set so that the first Y-coordinate value is greater than the second Y-coordinate value. To work around this bug, set Y-coordinate values in the Scale...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;177740
• PRB: Printing Report from Preview Window Causes Nesting Error
(192081) - Using the Printer button on the Visual FoxPro Standard toolbar while a report is in Preview mode causes the following error to occur: Report contains a nesting error. Select the Printer icon on the Print Preview toolbar instead of the Printer icon...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;192081
• Troubleshooting Printing Problems in a Works Spreadsheet
(76197) - To troubleshoot printing problems with a Works for Windows spreadsheet, check the following: In Works version 3.x for Windows check: Set Print Area. The Print Area is set incorrectly. To reset the Print Area to the entire spreadsheet, choose...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;76197
• Printers Not Supporting TrueType in Windows 3.1
(83118) - In Microsoft Windows version 3.1, all printer drivers support TrueType fonts except for the Generic/Text Only printer driver (TTY.DRV) and the plotter driver (HPPLOT.DRV). Printer drivers support TrueType in one of two ways: All dot-matrix printer...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;83118
• Parallel Port Printing Problems on IBM Thinkpad
(118972) - When you print from an IBM ThinkPad to a parallel port, various problems may appear in the output. Printing problems may occur when the Parallel Port Arbitration is not disabled. To disable Parallel Port Arbitration in the system setup: Power-on...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;118972
• Windows NT Separator Pages May Print an Incorrect Date
(121531) - The Windows NT Separator Page may incorrectly add a day to the system date on the printed page. For example, if it is 10:00 PM EST on October 7, 1994, the Separator page may be dated 10-8-94. The time when one day is added varies depending on the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;121531
• Version 2.2 of the S3 Display Driver Truncates Printed Text
(125314) - When you print from Works, the bottom halves of printed characters may be cut off. This problem occurs when the video display in Windows is set to version 2.2x of the S3 video display driver. To resolve this issue, change the Windows video driver...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;125314
• MPRJ4: Month Title Clipped with Print Previous/Next Month
(128379) - In Microsoft Project, when you print a calendar in your project, if you select the Print Previous/Next Calendar Month check box on the View tab of the Page Setup dialog box, the calendar month title may be cut off in print preview and on the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;128379
• Demonstration of OpenGL Material Property and Printing
(136266) - The GLBMP sample illustrates how to define the material properties of the objects in the scene: the ambient, diffuse, and specular colors; the shininess; and the color of any emitted lights. This sample also demonstrates how to print an OpenGL...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;136266
• BUG: PictureBox Prints Incorrectly with PrintForm
(184675) - When you print a form from the IDE or you use the PrintForm method to print a form containing a PictureBox with its Picture property set to a metafile (.wmf, .emf), the picture in the PictureBox does not print correctly. The picture may appear...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;184675
• PUB2000: Background Does Not Print on All Pages of Greeting Card
(198491) - If you print a top-fold card, the background page items only print on the first page. If you print a side-fold card, the background page items only print on the first and last pages. This problem occurs if you print while you are in Two-Page...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;198491
• PUB98: Background Does Not Print on All Pages of Greeting Card
(197865) - If you print a top-fold card, the background page items only print on the first page. If you print a side-fold card, the background page items only print on the first and last pages. This problem occurs if you print while you are in Two-Page...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;197865
• FIX: Printer Error When Printing from RTF Control
(142290) - After printing from a Rich Text Box control, Visual Basic 4.0 raises error 482 - "Printer Error". This error can occur when exiting a Visual Basic application or when executing the EndDoc method of the Printer object. After printing from a RTF...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;142290
• How To Print Preview in Visual Basic Applications
(193379) - This article shows you how to create a sample project that adds print preview capabilities to your Visual Basic program by using a generic object and the Printer object. The article assumes you are familiar with objects and the Common Dialog...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;193379
• How To Use a PictureBox to Control Orientation Printing a Form
(178076) - When using the PrintForm method to print a Form, you have no control over the orientation. This article describes a way to use a PictureBox to print the client area of a Form in either orientation. The PrintForm method creates its own Device...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;178076
• PRB: SelPrint Method Issues an EndDoc When Printing
(184899) - When you use the SelPrint method in Visual Basic, you receive unexpected results. If you execute an EndDoc method after a SelPrint, you may receive the following error: Run-time Error #482: Printer Error Additionally, if you are printing...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;184899
• How To Print a Composite Image From a RichTextBox
(194580) - This article demonstrates how to print composite images (Text and Graphics) from a RichTextBox Control. Step-by-Step Example Create a Standard EXE project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default. Place two PictureBoxes and three CommandButton...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;194580
• Printing Multiple Copies of an Address Label
(93347) - There are two methods that may be used to print a page of identical mailing labels in Microsoft Works for Windows. For example, either of the following might be used to print multiple return-address labels. Enter the address once into the word...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;93347
• Unable to Change the Default Print Tray
(123316) - Print Manager in Windows NT version 3.5 does not maintain a default printer tray selection as in Windows NT version 3.1. Windows NT printing is forms-based. Windows NT checks the form being printed on to discover what paper path to use. A form...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;123316
• PPT: Sample Code to Print All Open Presentations
(161597) - This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that prints out all presentations that are open within Microsoft PowerPoint. Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;161597
• PRB: Query Output to Label or Report Prints All Records
(192978) - Create a new query and make the query output destination a label or a report that was created using the Label Wizard. When you run the query all of the records are printed, instead of the records that you selected in the query. The label or report...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;192978
• HOW TO: Delegate Security for a Printer in Windows XP
(282902) - This article describes how to delegate security for a printer in Microsoft Windows XP. You are not able to delegate print operator security using Directory Services. Printer security is stored locally on the print server. To Delegate Security For...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282902
• The Spooler Service Cannot Delete the Temporary File If You Log On to the Computer as a User
(314784) - Printer clients may not be able to delete the Spl xx .tmp temporary file in the %SystemRoot%\System32\Spool\Printers folder. When this occurs, you receive an "Access denied" error message. This problem occurs if you log on to the local computer as...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314784
• How Windows Prints to a Network
(82747) - Microsoft Windows version 3.1 uses a network device driver to manage printing to network servers by integrating many network printing utilities into Windows. Printing enhancements that are not supported by the network driver and that rely on...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;82747
• Windows NT Remote Printer Administration Limitations
(120019) - Although the "Microsoft Windows NT System Guide" states that Print Manager can create, remove, and administer printers on remote servers, it has the following limitations administering remote server print queues: The Print menu Connect To Printer...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;120019
• Printing Locally from a Toshiba Laptop 3600 or 4600c
(121521) - When a Toshiba Laptop 4600c or T6400DXC is docked, it is not possible to print locally through the parallel port unless the port is set to Output. This has been tested specifically with Toshiba Laptop 4600c model PA1202U and docking station model...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;121521
• Server Viewer Unable to Open Queue on Same Server
(122310) - In Windows NT versions 3.5 and 3.51, the Server Viewer in Print Manager cannot open a print queue which is on that server itself. If you open Server Viewer and select the server you are currently on and then double- click one of the print queues,...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;122310
• Writer: Difficulty Printing Cards on Epson Stylus
(126048) - When you print a card from Creative Writer to an Epson Stylus Color printer, you may experience one of the following problems: You may receive an error message stating that the disk is full, or the program may stop responding (hang). -or- The...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;126048
• Characters Overlapped Printing to Epson EPL-6000
(119945) - When you print to an Epson EPL-6000, TrueType characters may appear overlapped with each other. Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem was corrected in Windows NT version...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;119945
• PRB: Multiple Visual Basic Printouts Are Not the Same
(173074) - When you print what should be identical copies of the same print job, the pages do not print the same. Different fonts, text in the wrong place, and multiple blank pages are typical. The primary cause of differences between print jobs is that the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;173074
• Using Novell NetWare's RPRINTER with WFWG 3.11
(107577) - With Windows for Workgroups 3.11, RPRINTER (or NPRINTER in Novell NetWare 4.01) can be used successfully under certain conditions. If you run the RPRINTER utility without print sharing, RPRINTER, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, and NetWare 3.x or 4.x...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;107577
• Installing Non-Native Printer Drivers on a Print Server Fails
(120436) - When you attempt to install a printer driver for a platform other than that of the print server by the following standard procedure: Select Properties from the Printer menu Select Other... from the Driver list Enter the path to the subdirectory on...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;120436
• LPQ Command Not Supported with the HP Jet Direct Card
(122525) - When using TCP/IP printing services, LPQ can be used to obtain the status of a print queue on a host running the Line Printer Daemon (LPD) server. The following is the syntax for the LPQ command: lpq -Sserver -Pprinter [-l] Options: -S server Name...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;122525
• INFO: StartPage/EndPage Resets Printer DC Attributes in Windows 95
(125696) - When you print under Windows version 3.x, the printer device context attributes, including things like mapping modes, current pen, current brush, and so on, are reset to their defaults for the device when the end of a page is reached. The escapes...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;125696
• Writer: Borders Cut Off on HP DeskJet Series
(126260) - When printing a Creative Writer document, you may find that borders on the bottom of the page do not print, or are cut off on the Hewlett Packard (HP) DeskJet series printers using version 5.0 or 6.1 of the HP DeskJet driver. This problem also...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;126260
• Writer 2: "The Printer Could Not Be Found" Error Message
(156613) - If you try to print from within Creative Writer 2, you may receive the following error: The printer could not be found. This behavior may occur if you change and remove the current printer while Creative Writer 2 is open. Creative Writer defaults...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;156613
• HOWTO: How To Change the Work Offline Status of a Printer
(160456) - Printers in Windows 95 can be set to a state called Work Offline in which print jobs are spooled and held. The print jobs are not despooled until Work Offline is deactivated. The Work Offline state is reflected by the Work Offline item in the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160456
• How to troubleshoot print failures in Word 2003
(826845) - Provides a guide to diagnose print failures in Word 2003. Explains how to isolate the cause of the print failure, and how to resolve the issue.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;826845
• PUB2000: Can't Override Positive/Negative or Emulsion Settings
(198249) - If you download a PostScript file created by Publisher 2000 to a Raster Image Processor (RIP), it may print Positive, Emulsion Up even though you configured the RIP to print Negative, Emulsion Down. Similarly, a file might print Negative, Emulsion...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;198249
• WD: Changing Page Number Format in "Page of Pages"
(90693) - In Microsoft Word, the format "Page of Pages" is not available as a field option. To simulate a "Page of Pages" field: Place the insertion point where you would like the "Page of Pages" format to appear. On the Insert menu, click Field. In the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;90693
• HP Laserjet 4 Driver May Cause GP Fault in Windows 3.1
(93646) - You may experience a general protection (GP) fault when printing from Windows Calendar to a Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet 4 or an IBM 4039. The error message displayed may be similar to the following: CALENDAR caused a General Protection Fault in...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;93646
• Incorrect Dimensions in Executive Form with Mannesmann Driver
(186963) - You are using the Executive form with a Mannesmann Tally printer driver and the form is printing 16.5 inches in length instead of the expected 10.5 inches in length. When you select Executive paper size, the definition string for this size has the...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;186963
• How to Use an ACT for Windows File As a Mail Merge Data Source
(116456) - This article describes how to export a file from ACT version 1.x or 2.0 for Windows and how to use it as a mail merge data source in Word for Windows (called a print merge data source in Word 2.x). Export the File from ACT for Windows In ACT for...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;116456
• Macintosh Clients Not Able to Use Downloaded Fonts
(123109) - Macintosh clients are not able to use downloaded fonts on a PostScript printer when printing through a Windows NT Server. The PostScript driver on Macintosh queries the printer to discover what fonts are available on the printer. Windows and...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;123109
• Printer Port Monitor Utility May Not Work After Upgrade
(281917) - After you upgrade a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) to Microsoft Windows XP, your printer port monitor utility may not function correctly. This behavior occurs...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281917
• How to install a printer driver locally for a remote printer in Windows XP
(282842) - Describes how to install a remote printer driver on a local computer.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282842
• PRB: EndPage() Returns -1 When Banding
(118873) - When an application that implements banding calls EndPage() , EndPage() returns SP_ERROR (-1). EndPage() returns -1 if there has been no corresponding call to StartPage() . Windows keeps track of whether StartPage() has been called by maintaining...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;118873
• SFM: Problem Capturing Windows NT Printer
(118794) - When you create a printer on a Windows NT Advanced Server computer, you have the option to capture the printer so that Macintosh workstations cannot access it directly. If you try to do this, the Macintosh Chooser displays two printer queues for...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;118794
• DOC: Incomplete Documentation for SelPrint Method
(185887) - The SelPrint Function of the RichTextBox Control now has an optional second parameter that is not documented in the Online Help. The information below can also be found in the Readmevb.htm on the Visual Basic 6.0 CD. RichTextBox Control: SelPrint...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;185887
• PRB: Multi-Page Tables May Be Vertically Aligned to the Bottom of a Page in Internet Explorer 5.5
(269661) - When you print or preview multi-page tables in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, some partial pages may be vertically aligned to the bottom of the page. To resolve this behavior, specify vertical alignment on the table rows and columns that are...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;269661
• Windows DeskJet Soft Font Support
(57635) - The Microsoft Windows version 3.0 driver for the Hewlett-Packard (HP) DeskJet and DeskJet Plus printers supports the use of soft fonts. However, the driver does not download the soft fonts to the printer; the soft fonts must be downloaded prior to...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;57635
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