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Q142608: Windows for Workgroups Fails to Print to Apple IIG through NTS

Article: Q142608
Product(s): Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT Networking Issues
Version(s): winnt: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 a Windows for Workgroup client sends a print job to Windows NT print queue
servicing an Apple IIG or a Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet 4, no output may be
seen or an error may print on the print job.

CAUSE
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Windows for Workgroups sends a CTRL-D at the beginning of the print job. Some
printers such as the Apple IIG and the HP LaserJet 4 do not recognize the CTRL-D
at the beginning of the print job.

RESOLUTION
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To workaround this issue, choose another printer to print from the Windows for
Workgroup client.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT version
3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 U.S.
Service Pack. 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 " (without the quotation marks)

Additional query words: 3.51 prodnt EOF End Of File printing

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Keywords          : kbprint kbPrinting 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : winnt:3.51
Issue type        : kbbug

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