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Q106438: Windows for Workgroups 3.11: How to Disable Printer Alerts

Article: Q106438
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 03-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you print to a shared Microsoft Windows for Workgroups printer, your
computer stops responding, or hangs. The print job finishes successfully.

CAUSE
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When you share a printer on a Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 computer, the
default configuration for the printer is to send printer alerts through the
Print Manager. These alerts can sometimes cause a computer to hang.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, disable printer alerts by adding the following
entry to the [Network] section of the SYSTEM.INI file on the print server:

  SendPrintMessages=no

NOTE: Disabling WinPopup does not disable printer alerts since these messages are
sent through Print Manager. The only way to disable printer alerts is to add the
line described above.

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 3.11 freeze pop up notification

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.11

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