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Q135291: Print Manager: Owner Appears as System Printing from Macintosh

Article: Q135291
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you print from a Macintosh client to a Windows NT 3.51 server, Windows NT
Print Manager incorrectly shows the print job owner name to be System instead of
your Macintosh user name.

Windows NT Server 3.5 correctly displays your Macintosh user name as the owner.

RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem, install the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT
version 3.51.

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 the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT
version 3.51. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt wrong MAC sfm

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Keywords          : kbinterop 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : 3.51

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