Microsoft KB Archive/127156

= How to Print Device Manager Contents to a Text File =

Article ID: 127156

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
When you print the contents of Device Manager to a file, the file does not contain readable information.



CAUSE
By default, Windows does not support printing Device Manager information to a text file. When Windows prints Device Manager information to a file, it uses printer-specific language instead of plain text.



RESOLUTION
To print Device Manager information to a readable text file, install and use the Generic/Text Only printer. To install the Generic/Text Only printer, follow these steps:


 * 1) Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
 * 2) Double-click the Add Printer icon.
 * 3) Click the Next button.
 * 4) When you are prompted "How is this printer attached to your computer?" click the Local Printer option button, and then click Next.
 * 5) In the Manufacturers box, click Generic. In the Printers box, click Generic/Text Only, and then click Next.
 * 6) In the Available Ports box, click FILE, and then click Next.
 * 7) When you are prompted "Do you want your Windows-based programs to use this printer as the default printer?" click the No option button, and then click Next.
 * 8) When you are prompted "Would you like to print a test page?" click the No option button, and then click the Finish button.



MORE INFORMATION
To print the contents of Device Manager to a file, follow these steps:


 * 1) Use the right mouse button to click My Computer, and then click Properties on the menu that appears.
 * 2) Click the Device Manager tab, then click the Print button.
 * 3) In the Report Type box, click the option button for the report you want.

NOTE: To print the Selected Class Or Device report, you must first click the class or device you want on the Device Manager Tab.
 * 1) Click the Setup button.
 * 2) In the Specific Printer box, click Generic/Text Only On FILE, and then click the OK button.
 * 3) Click OK.
 * 4) In the File Name box, type the path and name that you want to use for the file, and then click OK.
 * 5) To print the contents of the .prn file you created, locate the file in the path you specified, double-click the .prn file, and select Notepad from the Open With dialog box.
 * 6) After the file opens in Notepad, click File, click Print, and then click OK.

Additional query words: HWPRNHT 98 wwt

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