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Q130340: Windows 95 Hangs Printing with Vertisoft Emulaser

Article: Q130340
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you print to an Emulaser port in Windows 95 your computer stops responding
(hangs).

CAUSE
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The printing architecture in Windows 95 is incompatible with Vertisoft Emulaser.

RESOLUTION
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To print in Windows 95, use a Windows 95 printer driver instead of using
Emulaser.

MORE INFORMATION
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Emulaser is a software package designed to rasterize (or convert) PostScript
print jobs to bitmap format. Emulaser lets Windows version 3.x print PostScript
print jobs to non-PostScript printers (such as dot-matrix and PCL printers).


Additional query words: emulator emulazer

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3

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