Q190489: BUG: Choosing Page Setup Causes "Printer not ready" Error

Article: Q190489
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 21-AUG-1999

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SYMPTOMS
========

Choosing the Page Setup option from the Visual FoxPro File menu produces the
following error message:

  Printer not ready.

CAUSE
=====

There are no printers installed.

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
================

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
---------------------------

1. If there are any Windows printers installed, remove them.

2. From the Visual FoxPro File menu, Choose Page Setup.

You get a message stating that the printer could not be found, followed by a
message on how to install a printer. Once you click OK in the dialog box, the
message is followed by the "Printer not ready" error.

Additional query words: kbVFp600bug kbPrinting kbvfp600

======================================================================
Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

=============================================================================