PRINT.EXE Command Fails on Eleventh Try From Batch File (131470)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q131470 SYMPTOMS
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
Select "Share this printer on the network" in the Create Printer or Printer
Properties dialog box for your printer.
STATUS
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.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/7/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbprint KB131470 |
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