Microsoft KB Archive/182889

= Generic/Text Only Printer Driver Acts as Null Printer Driver =

Article ID: 182889

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q182889



SUMMARY
Windows 2000 includes a Generic/Text Only printer driver that acts as a null printer driver.



MORE INFORMATION
Earlier versions of Windows NT do not include a true null printer driver. Instead, the printing system adds carriage returns or escape codes to control the placement of text. With the Generic/Text Only printer driver included in Windows 2000, you can print text from a program without printer driver-specific information (such as carriage returns, spaces, or escape codes) being added to your print job. When you print from a program you are running locally, the program may add characters, but the null printer driver does not. In addition, extra information is not included in raw datatype print jobs sent from network clients.

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Keywords: kbinfo kbprint KB182889

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