Article: Q78789
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 02-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a
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SYMPTOMS
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You may receive a printing error message when you try to print from a Windows
application under Windows 3.0 or 3.0a. For example, you may receive the
following error message in the Write:
Could not print page - Error:-1.
This problem does not occur with later versions of Windows.
CAUSE
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This may be caused by the file DOSSHELL.SWP being in the directory pointed to by
the SET TEMP= setting in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. The DOSSHELL.SWP file is created
in this directory if the following statements are both true:
- DOSSHELL has been executed and then shelled out by pressing SHIFT+F9.
- Multiple instances of the DOSSHELL program have been entered and are running.
RESOLUTION
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If multiple instances of DOSSHELL are started while Windows is running, use the
following procedure to close the multiple instances of DOSSHELL to remove the
DOSSHELL.SWP file from the temporary directory:
1. Close Windows.
2. At the command prompt, type
exit
to go into the DOSSHELL program.
3. Close the DOSSHELL by pressing ALT+F to open the File menu, and press X to
exit.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 above until you do not go into the DOSSHELL program when
you type:
exit
This should remove the DOSSHELL.SWP file from the temporary directory.
NOTE: If the computer has been turned off while the DOSSHELL.SWP file was in the
temporary directory, the above procedure may not remove the file.
The DOSSHELL.SWP file is created with a read-only attribute. The file can not be
deleted until you clear the read-only attribute. The following command can be
used to clear the read-only attribute of the file so that it can be deleted:
Attrib -r dosshell.swp
Additional query words: shell Dos 5.0 Windows 3.00 3.00a dosshell err msg
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
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