Microsoft KB Archive/94173

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Incorrect Printer Name in Setup Dialog Box

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Q94173

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11

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SUMMARY
If you modify a printer description in the CONTROL.INF file or the [PrinterPorts] section of the WIN.INI file, an incorrect printer name may appear in the Setup dialog box of the Control Panel. The name that appears in the Setup dialog box varies depending on the printer driver you are using.

MORE INFORMATION
The name of the printer listed in the Installed Printers box is derived from the [PrinterPorts] section of WIN.INI. You may want to customize this name to provide information about the printer. If you do so, the customized name appears in the Installed Printers box; however, customizing the name may cause an incorrect printer name to be displayed in the Setup dialog box.

This problem only occurs if you are using either the UNIDRV.DLL or the PSCRIPT.DRV driver; it does not occur if you are using the HPPCL5A.DRV driver. If you use either UNIDRV.DLL or PSCRIPT.DRV, the customized printer name is compared to an internal list of printers. If a match is not found, a default printer name is assigned based on the printer driver you are using.

For example, the EPSON9.DRV driver defaults to the printer name Epson MX-80, whereas the PSCRIPT.DRV driver defaults to the printer name Apple LaserWriter Plus. If a printer name is customized and the printer driver's default printer name matches the installed printer, the change works properly.

Another way to customize a printer name is to change the name in the CONTROL.INF file. This causes the new name to appear in the &quot;List of Printers&quot; box that you get when you choose Add in the &quot;Printers&quot; dialog box. When installed, the customized printer name is written to the WIN.INI file and the above problem may exist.

The following is a list of printer drivers and the default printer name with which they are associated:

  Driver          Default Printer ---

CANON10E.DRV   Canon Bubble-Jet BJ-10e CANON130.DRV   Canon Bubble-Jet BJ-130e CANON330.DRV   Canon Bubble-Jet BK-300 CITOH.DRV      C-Itoh 8510 CIT9US.DRV     Citizen 120D CIT24US.DRV    Citizen PN48 DICONIX.DRV    Diconix 150 Plus Epson9.DRV     Epson MX-80 Epson24.DRV    Epson LQ-500 ESCP2.DRV      Epson LQ-570 ESC /P2 EXECJET.DRV    IBM ExecJet FUJI9.DRV      Fujitsu DX 2100 FUJI24.DRV     Fujitsu DL 2400 HPPCL.DRV      HP LaserJet Series II   HPPLOT.DRV      ColorPro HPDSKJET.DRV   HP DeskJet IBM5204.DRV    IBM Quickwriter 5204 NEC24PIN.DRV   NEC Pinwriter P2200 OKI9IBM.DRV    Okidata Ml 321-IBM OKI9.DRV       Okidata ML 192 OKI24.DRV      Okidata ML 380 PSCRIPT.DRV    Apple LaserWriter Plus PAINTJET.DRV   HP PaintJet PANSON24.DRV   Panasonic       KX-P1123 PANSON9.DRV    Panasonic       KX-P1180 PROPRINT.DRV   IBM Proprinter PROPRN24.DRV   IBM Proprinter X24 PS1.DRV        IBM PS/1 2205 THINKJET.DRV   HP ThinkJet (2225 C-D) TI850.DRV      TI 850/855 QWIII.DRV      IBM QuietWriter III For more information about customizing printer names in Windows, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"changing and printer and description" Additional query words: 3.10 3.11

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin310 kbWin311