Article: Q131470
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.5 3.51 4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbprint kbPrinting
Last Modified: 07-SEP-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run a batch job with more than ten PRINT commands, the following error
message appears the eleventh time Windows NT attempts to print:
Unable to initialize device lpt1
Only ten jobs are queued to print.
The repeated command in the batch file is:
PRINT /D:LPT1 C:\FILENAME.TXT
If you connect to a shared printer, this problem does not occur.
WORKAROUND
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Select "Share this printer on the network" in the Create Printer or Printer
Properties dialog box for your printer.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and
Server versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will
post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.
Additional query words: prodnt print manager
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Keywords : kbprint kbPrinting
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Version : 3.5 3.51 4.0
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