BUG: Choosing Page Setup Causes "Printer not ready" Error (190489)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0a
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q190489

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.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/21/1999
Keywords:kbbug KB190489
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