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Q142686: First Line of Print Job Lost When Printing Using Lpdsvc

Article: Q142686
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbprint kbPrinting
Last Modified: 07-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you print using Lpdsvc, the TCP/IP print services, and the Generic Text
Only printer driver, the first line of each print job is not printed.

CAUSE
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This problem is a regression caused by a fix to Txtonly.dll, which shipped in
Service Pack 4 for Windows NT version 3.51. Any print job printed using the text
data type by means of the Text Only Printer Driver will lose the first line of
output. This is most noticeable using TCP/IP Print Services because it
explicitly sets the data type of the print jobs it submits to be Text, rather
than the normal default of RAW.

RESOLUTION
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A hotfix for Txtonly.dll is available from Microsoft for Windows NT version 3.51
post Service Pack 5, and for Windows NT version 4.0, which fixes this problem.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT versions
3.51 (SP4) and 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows
NT 4.0 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


For information about this issue, query in the Knowledge Base for the following
article:

  ARTICLE-ID: Q154322
  TITLE : First Line Is Not Printed Using Generic/Text Only Printer Driver

Additional query words: rfc1179 lpr lpd prodnt generic text first line

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbprint kbPrinting 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : winnt:3.51,4.0

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