Microsoft KB Archive/134854

= Windows NT LPR Does Not Support Job Removal =

Article ID: 134854

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q134854





SYMPTOMS
Although Windows NT LPR conforms to RFC 1179, print job removal (command code 0x05) is not supported. When you delete a print job in Print Manager, Windows NT LPR does not send a job removal frame to printer's LPD.



CAUSE
LPR is implemented as a print monitor. The print monitor interface does not support job removal.

When a print job is deleted from Print Manager, the spooler stops spooling to the selected print monitor. The spooler does not send a job removal because there is no interface function. Therefore, the print monitor (LPR) is not notified of the job removal. Consequently, all characters already received by the print monitor get printed.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Server versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: kbprint kbnetwork KB134854

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