Microsoft KB Archive/84879

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NEC Silentwriter 95 Shows Apple LaserWriter in Print Setup

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Q84879

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11

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SYMPTOMS
After installing the NEC Silentwriter 95 printer driver for Microsoft Windows from the disks provided by NEC or from the files downloaded from the NEC Technologies bulletin board (BBS), the driver may not be accessible when you choose the Printers icon in the Windows Control Panel. Instead, when you select the NEC Silentwriter 95 and choose the Setup button, the Apple Laserwriter printer driver appears.

CAUSE
This problem is due to an error in the OEMSETUP.INF file provided with the NEC drivers.

RESOLUTION
NEC has corrected this problem. You can obtain updated printer driver files from NEC. Ask for the &quot;Windows 3.1 Printers Support Disk.&quot;

Alternatively, you can resolve the error in the OEMSETUP.INF file. The following information, obtained from the NEC Technologies BBS, describes how to correct the problem:

 Run Notepad. Insert your original PostScript Printer Support Kit disk into drive A (or B). From the Notepad File menu, choose Open.  Type the filename "A:\\OEMSETUP.INF" (type B instead of A if you are using drive B) and choose the OK button. The file will appear in Notepad.   Look for the line with &quot;Silentwriter 95&quot; and add the version v2010.121 to the end of the printer's name. For example, Silentwriter 95 should now read: "Silentwriter 95 v2010.121" Save the file and quit Notepad. Run Control Panel and install the printer using the original instructions within the PostScript Printer Support Kit.

After installation, the correct printer dialog box appears when you select the Silentwriter 95.

MORE INFORMATION
The NEC products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: w4wprint wrong postscript 3.10 3.11

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin310 kbWin311