PUB: Publisher Creates Unused DefaultPrinter Key in Registry (141652)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Publisher for Windows 3.0

This article was previously published under Q141652

SYMPTOMS

When you install Publisher, the following key is added to the Windows 95 or Windows NT registry:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Publisher\Printing\DefaultPrinter
				
This key is not used by Publisher.

RESOLUTION

It does not hurt anything for this key to be here. Changing or deleting this key will have no effect.

STATUS

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

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kbenv kbprb kbsetup KB141652