Article ID: 103924
Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q103924
SYMPTOMS
Under Windows NT, the Word for Windows Print To File option may be ignored; after you select Print To File, the print job still goes to the printer.
NOTE: You may experience this problem under any application when printing to a file.
Steps to Reproduce Problem
- Use Print Manager to create a default printer.
- Start Word for Windows.
- Choose Print Setup from the File menu and make sure the default printer you just created is selected. Choose OK.
- Type "This is a Test."
- Choose Print from the File menu.
- In the Print dialog box, select the Print to File option.
- Choose OK.
The print job goes to the default printer, even though you instructed Word to print to a file. Under Windows 3.1, a dialog box would have appeared prompting you for the file name and location.
RESOLUTION
To workaround this problem, use Print Manager to reconfigure the printer to redirect output to a file.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1. This problem was corrected in Windows NT 3.5
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