Microsoft KB Archive/79779

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DW0208: Replacement .dat Files for IBM 4019 & Proprinter XL24

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Q79779

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, version 6.0

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SUMMARY
The following is the complete contents of the application note titled &quot;DW0208: Replacement .dat Files for IBM 4019 and IBM Proprinter XL24.&quot;

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THE TEXT OF DW0208


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========================================================= Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File) DW0208: REPLACEMENT .DAT FILES FOR IBM 4019 AND IBM PROPRINTER XL24

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The following information applies to Microsoft Word version 6.0 for MS-DOS.

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Introduction

The DW0208 disk included with this Application Note contains the following files:

IBM4019A.DAT IBM4019B.DAT IBM4019C.DAT IBMXL24D.DAT

These .DAT files correct problems in the .DAT files originally shipped in the Word package. The original .DAT files cause Word to hang (stop responding) when it is downloading fonts and printing to the IBM 4019 Laser Printer and the IBM Proprinter XL24.

To Install the Updated .DAT Files -

Use the following instructions to copy the appropriate .DAT file from the enclosed disk to your hard disk. To determine the appropriate .DAT file, start Word, choose Printer Setup from the File menu, and note the name of the .PRD file in the Printer File box. The .DAT filename must match the .PRD filename.

1. Exit Word.

2. Insert the enclosed DW0208 disk in your floppy disk drive.

3. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following command and press ENTER

copy :\ .DAT

where is the floppy disk drive containing the DW0208 disk, is the name of the .PRD file you have selected in the Printer Setup dialog box, and is the path to your Word program directory (that is, the drive and directory where your  Word for MS-DOS program files reside). For example, if the DW0208 disk is in drive A, the name of the printer driver is IBM4019A.PRD, and your Word program directory is on drive C and is called WORD6DOS, type the following command:

copy a:\ibm4019a.dat c:\word6dos

With the new .DAT file in place, you should be able to print using your downloadable fonts without Word hanging.

Additional query words: 6.00 w4wframe msdos

Keywords : kbfile kbprint

Issue type : kbbug

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