Microsoft KB Archive/90237

= After Dark AD-DOS Can Cause Suspended Print Jobs =

Article ID: 90237

Article Last Modified on 10/14/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1

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This article was previously published under Q90237



SYMPTOMS
When you are printing from an MS-DOS-based application that is NOT set up to run in the background (through a .PIF file), AD-DOS suspends the print job.



CAUSE
AD-DOS.COM is a terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) program that comes with Berkeley System's After Dark. When loaded, it allows After Dark to run a screen saver when you are running MS-DOS Prompt in full screen mode.

When you are printing from MS-DOS Prompt and AD-DOS activates, the print jobs are suspended until the system receives keyboard or mouse input to clear AD-DOS.

The print job is not harmed in any way; it is just suspended until the screen saver is cleared from the screen.



WORKAROUND
To avoid the problem, do one of the following:


 * Do not load AD-DOS.COM.
 * Set up the application to run in the background in a .PIF file.
 * Set the AD-DOS time-out period to a high value so the current print jobs can finish.
 * Press a key or move the mouse occasionally to prevent AD-DOS from activating.

After Dark is manufactured by Berkeley Systems, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 3.10 printing print AD-DOS AD-DOS.COM After Dark ad berkley berkely burkley 3rdparty

Keywords: KB90237

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