Article: Q22734
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.x,2.x,3.0,3.1,3.11
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Last Modified: 18-DEC-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 1.1, 2.03, 2.1, 2.11, 3.0, 3.1, 3.11
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SYMPTOMS
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If you use a dot-matrix printer that is not connected to your personal computer,
and you first print Microsoft Windows files to an output file on a disk and then
you use the standard Print command on the computer connected to the printer to
print the files, your files do not print properly.
CAUSE
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Because Windows places a dot-matrix printer in graphics mode when it prints, the
print output file you create is a binary file with graphics information.
RESOLUTION
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Instead of using the standard Print command, you should use the COPY command
with the /B option to send the binary print file to the printer.
For example, if your printer was connected to LPT1 and you are trying to send a
binary print file named PR.PRN to the printer, type the following:
" copy pr.prn lpt1: /b" (without the quotation marks)
Use this same method to print any document when you use the Print to File option
at the application level.
REFERENCES
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See your MS-DOS manual for more information on the COPY command.
Additional query words: dos dot matrix 3.11 3.10 3.00 3.00a
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin110 kbWin203 kbWin210 kbWin211 kbWin300 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version : WINDOWS:1.x,2.x,3.0,3.1,3.11
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