Microsoft KB Archive/137631

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BUG: CreateDC Fails in Windows NT-Based Service Application

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Q137631

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK), used with:
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51

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SYMPTOMS
A CreateDC call fails in a Windows NT-based service application when printing to a network printer in Windows NT by clicking Printer and then Connect To on the Printer Manage menu.

Create a local printer using the same printer model as the network printer and redirect the printer port to the network printer.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This has been fixed in Windows NT 4.0 SP3.

Additional query words: service printing

Keywords : kbOSWinNT351 kbSDKWin32 kbOSWinNT400sp3fix kbDSupport

Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbWin32SDKSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSDKSearch kbWin32sSearch