Microsoft KB Archive/271551

= Print Head Repeatedly Moves to Left Margin When You Print =

Article ID: 271551

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

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This article was previously published under Q271551



SYMPTOMS
When you print to a dot matrix printer, the print head may travel to the left margin, and then back to the current print position before printing a character.



CAUSE
The universal printer driver (Unidrv.dll) can erroneously issue extra carriage return characters.



RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date         Time   Version  Size     File name --  27-Sep-2000  17:32  0.3.0.0  156,432  Unidrv.dll 22-Sep-2000 16:01  0.3.0.0  190,224  Unidrvui.dll 11-Sep-2000 17:48  0.3.0.0  619,008  Unires.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Additional query words: cr gpd

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbenv kbfix kbprint kbqfe kbwin2000presp2fix KB271551

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