Microsoft KB Archive/151076

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BUG: DeletePrinter on Remote Printers Causes GPFs

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Q151076

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), used with:
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
The DeletePrinter function in Windows 95 causes a General Protection Fault(GP)Fault if the printer is opened by specifying a UNC pathname.

Note that calling DeletePrinter on remote printers in Windows 95 is not supported. However, DeletePrinter should fail the call rather than cause a General Protection Fault.

RESOLUTION
Do not call DeletePrinter in Windows 95 on a printer handle that was opened by specifying a UNC path in the OpenPrinter function.

Applications should check the version of the operating system and prevent DeletePrinter from being called when the application is running on Windows 95 and the target printer is specified by a UNC path.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: GdiSpool PRINTERS SPOOLING 4.00 Crash failure Spool32 GPF gp gp-f

Keywords : kbSDKWin32 kbOSWin95 kbDSupport

Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin32sSearch kbWin32API