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Q132825: "VMError - makepattern" Error Printing to PostScript Printer

Article: Q132825
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
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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 send a print job to a PostScript printer, the following error page is
printed:

  ERROR: VMerror
  OFFENDING COMMAND: makepattern
  STACK:

CAUSE
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The printer does not have enough memory to process the document you wanted to
print.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this behavior, do one of the following:

- Add more memory to the printer.

- Print one page at a time to reduce printer memory requirements.

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Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3

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