LPR Unable to Print to LPD Queue Names with Lowercase Letters (128934)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q128934 SYMPTOMS
When you specify a Printer name for a printer using LPR, the name is
converted to uppercase when it is written to the Registry. When you run
Print Manager, choose the printer, and then choose Properties from the
Printer menu, the name is displayed in uppercase in the Print To box. When
a print job is sent to the queue, LPRMON.DLL uses an uppercase Print queue
name for the destination. If the LPD server is case sensitive (most are
not), and the printer queue name on an LPD server contains lowercase
letters, a Windows NT LPR client cannot print to it.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, upgrade to Windows NT Workstation and Server
version 3.51.
To workaround this problem, either use only uppercase Printer queue
names on the LPD server or use Registry Editor to change the case of the
Printer Name on the Windows NT LPR client.
To use Registry Editor to change the case of the Printer Name on the
Windows NT LPR client:
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide
problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them.
Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of
Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.
- Start Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE).
- From the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following subkey:
\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\LPR Port
\Ports\<Port Name>
- Select Printer Name.
- From the Edit menu, choose String.
- Enter the proper case-sensitive name for the print queue.
- Choose OK and quit Registry Editor.
- Stop and re-start the Spooler service so the change can take effect.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5
This problem was corrected in Windows NT Workstation or Server version
3.51.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/4/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB128934 |
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