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Q201743: Rotated Text Prints Distorted When Using Non-Square Resolution

Article: Q201743
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 21-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft BackOffice Server 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you print rotated text on a printer with a non-square resolution setting
(for example, 720 X 360 dpi, 600 X 300 dpi, and so forth), the text is
distorted. This problem does not occur when a square (for example, 600 x 600
dpi) resolution is selected.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For
additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.Microsoft has confirmed this to be a
problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest
U.S. service pack for Windows NT version 4.0. 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

Additional query words: kbDSupport formatted

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400xsearch kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400xsearch kbWinNTS400 kbAudDeveloper kbBackOfficeSearch kbBackOfficeServ400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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