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Q151517: Stop: Common Dialog Error 0x00A When Printing From Notepad

Article: Q151517
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.10 3.50 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 
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SUMMARY
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When you attempt to print from Notepad in Windows NT, the following message may
be displayed:

  Stop: Common dialog error 0x00A when printing from Notepad

MORE INFORMATION
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This error message may indicate a problem with either a corrupted printer driver
or an invalid registry entry for the printer.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, remove the printer according to the steps in Microsoft
Knowledge Base article referenced below.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

Q102116How to Manually Delete Print Shares or Printers

Additional query words: prodnt
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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search
Version           : 3.10 3.50 3.51

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