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Q133386: Event ID 19 Appears in Event Log When You Create a Printer

Article: Q133386
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 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 Workstation version 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you create a printer in Windows NT 3.51, the following system event appears
in Event Viewer:

  Event ID: 19
  Source: Print
  Type: Error
  Description: Debug: CreatePrinterEntry failed, Printer <printer name>
  sharename (Nones), NULL datatype.

RESOLUTION
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Ignore this event log entry.

After you create the printer, printing works correctly in spite of this event log
entry.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This
problem has been corrected in Windows NT version 4.0.

Additional query words: prodnt printman eventvwr

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Keywords          : kbprint kbPrinting 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : 3.51

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