Q243729: Preventing Print Spooler CR or LF to CR/LF Character Translation
Article: Q243729
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbprint kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you
modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore
the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the
registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS
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When you use the Windows NT 4.0 Line Printer Daemon (LPD) utility (in
conjunction with the print spooler) to process text-stream print jobs, both line
feed (LF) and carriage return (CR) characters are translated to a carriage
return/line feed (CR/LF) character before the print job is sent to the print
device.
RESOLUTION
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A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems
that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS
NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls
may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to
additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific
update in question.
The English-language version of this fix should have the following file
attributes or later:
Date Time Size File name Platform
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09/28/99 01:58p 15,632 Winprint.dll x86
09/28/99 01:58p 23,312 Winprint.dll Alpha
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that
are listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems
that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor
incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
Although this is the default behavior, you can change it to disable CR/LF
processing or to disable CR processing. After you install the hotfix on the
print server, use the following steps to configure the print spooler on a
per-printer basis for either print processing preference:
To Disable CR/LF Processing
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1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. Locate the following key in the registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\<printername>\PrinterDriverData
where <printername> is the printer to be configured.
3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
Value Name: Winprint_TextNoTranslation
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
4. Quit Registry Editor.
5. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click
Services.
6. Click the TCP/IP Print Server service, and then click Stop.
7. Click the Spooler service, and then click Stop.
8. After the Spooler service has stopped, click Start.
9. Click the TCP/IP Print Server service, and then click Start.
To Disable Only CR Processing
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1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. Locate the following key in the registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\<printername>\PrinterDriverData
where <printername> is the printer to be configured.
3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
Value Name: Winprint_TextNoCRTranslation
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
4. Quit Registry Editor.
5. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click
Services.
6. Click the TCP/IP Print Server service, and then click Stop.
7. Click the Spooler service, and then click Stop.
8. After the Spooler service has stopped, click Start.
9. Click the TCP/IP Print Server service, and then click Start.
When the LPD service is configured with the SimulatePassThrough setting, the job
data type is always RAW. Therefore, the print processor settings are ignored.
For additional information about using the SimulatePassThrough setting, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q150930 LPD Server Adds and Prints Control Codes
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbprint kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version : winnt:4.0
Hardware : ALPHA x86
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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