KnowledgeBase Archive

An Archive of Early Microsoft KnowledgeBase Articles

View on GitHub

Q153461: PostScript Printer Skips Blank Pages When Printing

Article: Q153461
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbpolicy kbprint win95 kbPrinting
Last Modified: 15-MAR-2002

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SYMPTOMS
========

When you print to a PostScript printer, blank pages may not be printed. If you
try to print a 3-page document with one blank page, only the two pages that are
not blank may be printed.

CAUSE
=====

This behavior is caused by a problem with the Windows 95 PostScript printer
driver.


RESOLUTION
==========

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:

- Insert text on a page that you want to be blank, and then format the color of
  that text to be white.

- Install the Windows 3.x PostScript driver. For information about using
  Windows 3.x drivers in Windows 95, please see the following article in the
  Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q132946 How to Install Windows 3.1 Drivers in Windows 95

  NOTE: Windows 3.x printer drivers cannot take advantage of some of the
  printing enhancements in Windows 95.

STATUS
======

This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.

Additional query words: duplex word word97 winword

======================================================================
Keywords          : kbpolicy kbprint win95 kbPrinting 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : :

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.