Microsoft KB Archive/289777

= Computer with More Than 10 USB Printers May Not Print Correctly =

Article ID: 289777

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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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 Q289777



SYMPTOMS
If more than 10 USB printers are connected to a computer, Windows does not load the Usbprint.sys driver, and USB printing functionality does not work.



CAUSE
Usbprint.sys has a hard-coded limit that prevents more than 10 devices from being connected. Without this limit, up to 127 devices can be connected as per the USB specifications.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date        Time    Version        Size    File name --  5/29/2001   09:28a  5.0.2195.3649  21,872  Usbprint.sys



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

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: kbPrint

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbprint kbwin2000presp3fix kbwin2000sp3fix KB289777

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