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Q137763: Cannot Print from 500 Nations if Using Spooler in Windows 95/98

Article: Q137763
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbprint kbimu kbPrintingkbfaq
Last Modified: 07-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft 500 Nations, version 1.0 
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95 
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you print from 500 Nations on systems running Microsoft Windows 95/98, the
print job or output may not be printed.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this issue, use the Print Directly To The Printer option to print
documents from 500 Nations.

To set the Print Directly To The Printer option, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.

2. Right-click your default printer, and then click Properties.

3. On the Details tab, click Spool Settings.

4. Click the Print Directly To The Printer option, and then click OK.

5. Click OK, and then close the Printers window.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft 500 Nations, version
1.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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When you use the Print Directly To The Printer option, you may need to wait for
the print job to finish before you can perform other tasks in the program.

Additional query words: kbmm multi multi-media media mmtitles

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Keywords          : kbenv kbprint kbimu kbPrinting kbfaq
Technology        : kbOSWin98 kbOSWin95 kbOSWinSearch kbHomeProdSearch kb500Nations100
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,95
Issue type        : kbprb

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