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Q103078: No Generic/Text Only Printer Driver with Windows NT

Article: Q103078
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1 3.5 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprint kbPrinting
Last Modified: 07-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SUMMARY
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Windows NT 3.1 and 3.5 do not include a Generic/Text Only printer driver or any
other NULL port driver that allows you to output pure text from an application
that cannot export text on its own.

WORKAROUND
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1. Use the Generic IBM Graphics 9-pin printer driver.

2. Set it to print to FILE.

3. Format the document with Printer Font.

This produces a file that contains all the text with only a small amount of
control codes. You can then edit the control codes out of the file with any text
editor, such as Notepad.

Additional query words: prodnt TypeWriter diablo daisy wheel generic text only text-only daisywheel

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Keywords          : kbprint kbPrinting 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS350search kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search
Version           : 3.1 3.5 3.51

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