Microsoft KB Archive/318004

= Visual Studio .NET IDE closes unexpectedly when you try to install a printer =

Article ID: 318004

Article Last Modified on 1/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Academic Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual J# .NET 2003 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q318004



SYMPTOMS
When you try to print from Visual Studio .NET (VS .NET) and no printer is installed on the Windows XP operating system, you receive a prompt to install a printer. If you try to install a printer from VS .NET, the VS .NET interactive development environment (IDE) may close unexpectedly (crash).



RESOLUTION
To avoid this potential problem, install the printer from outside the VS .NET IDE. To install a printer, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Start menu, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Add a printer.
 * 2) Follow the onscreen instructions to add a printer.

Keywords: kbtshoot kbnoupdate kbprb kbvs2005swept kbvs2005doesnotapply KB318004

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