Microsoft KB Archive/134796

= App Hangs Printing Directly to Port without Printer Connected =

Article ID: 134796

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q134796





SYMPTOMS
Printing from a 16-bit application, such as Windows Write, causes the application to stop responding (hang) if the application prints directly to the ports and there is no printer attached to the port. Once the application has hung, it cannot be terminated.



RESOLUTION
Do not print to a port that does not have a printing device attached to it or there is a problem with the print device.



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

Additional query words: prodnt lock

Keywords: kbprint KB134796

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