Microsoft KB Archive/135819

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Error Printing to NetWare Printer w/Extended Character in Name

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Q135819

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
When you print to a NetWare network printer, you may receive the following error message:

There was an error writing to LPTx: for printer (xxxxxx): There was a problem printing to the port. Check to make sure your printer is configured to use a valid port. This printer will be set to work offline. To save your print job in the local printer queue, click OK.

CAUSE
This problem can occur if the NetWare printer path contains extended characters.

RESOLUTION
Instead of mapping the printer port and then printing to the port, print to the print queue's Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path. To do so, follow these steps:


 * 1) Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
 * 2) Use the right mouse button to click the icon for the printer you want to change, and then click Properties on the menu that appears.
 * 3) On the Details tab, type the UNC path for the printer in the Print To The Following Port box.
 * 4) Click OK.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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Technology : kbWin95search kbWin95