Microsoft KB Archive/122868

= How Printers Folder Determines What to Display for Job Status =

Article ID: 122868

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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SUMMARY
The Printers folder displays the progress of a print job in terms of pages complete or size (in kilobytes [KB] or megabytes [MB]).

Pages
If the Spool Data Format option is set to EMF (Enhanced Metafile), and you are printing to a local printer, the size of the job is unknown; therefore, the progress is displayed in terms of pages printed.

Size
A print job's status is displayed in KB or MB when at least one of the following conditions is met:


 * The Spool Data Format option is set to RAW.
 * You are printing over a network (Windows 95 sends RAW data when you print over a network).
 * You are printing to a PostScript printer (PostScript printers cannot print in EMF format).



MORE INFORMATION
To change the Spool Data Format option:


 * 1) Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
 * 2) Click the appropriate printer icon using the right mouse button, then click Properties.
 * 3) On the Details tab, click the Spool Settings button.
 * 4) Change the Spool Data Format field to RAW or EMF.

NOTE: PostScript printers are not capable of spooling using EMF; therefore, EMF is not an option for these printers and progress is reported in size only.

Additional query words: HWPRNHT print manager

Keywords: kbinfo kbprint KB122868

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