DOCUMENT:Q325925 12-AUG-2002 [sna] TITLE :FIX: Event 25 Error Message When You Print by Using SNACFG PRODUCT :Microsoft SNA Server PROD/VER:: OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kberrmsg kbhis2000 kbhis2000bug ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you print a host print job through a print session that you create by using the Host Integration Server 2000 command line configuration utility (Snacfg.exe), you may receive an Event 25 error message similar to the following in the Application Event Log: Event ID: 25 Source: SNA Virtual Print Driver Description: If your print output is correct, this warning can be ignored. If your session has "Printer Language is Hewlett-Packard (HP) PCL" selected, then the SNA Virtual Print Driver has not recognised your PaperSize (1) or Orientation (1) setting. If your job output has incorrect PaperSize or Orientation, use GDI printing or put the definitions in the START_JOB macro in your PDT file. If your session is not configured for HP PCL, the SNA Virtual Print Driver cannot automatically apply PaperSize and Orientation Admin settings. If your job output has incorrect PaperSize or Orientation, use GDI printing or put the definitions in the START_JOB macro in your PDT file. Print Session: . Printer: . This problem also occurs when a print session is created by using the Host Integration Server 2000 Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider. CAUSE ===== This problem occurs because the DEVMODE structure for the printer is not initialized correctly when you create a print session by using Snacfg.exe. An Event 25 occurs because the paper source in the DEVMODE structure is not recognized by the Host Integration Server 2000 print service. RESOLUTION ========== A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 service pack that contains this fix. To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. Date Time Version Size File name ------------------------------------------------------ 09-Aug-2002 13:44 5.0.0.900 250,128 Snacfg.exe NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains the above files may also contain additional files. WORKAROUND ========== To prevent this problem, create the print sessions by using SNA Manager. To prevent the Event 25 error for those print sessions that you created by using Snacfg.exe, follow these steps: 1. Open SNA Manager. 2. Expand Microsoft SNA Manager. 3. Expand the configured SNA Subdomain. 4. Expand the Host Integration Server 2000 server where the affected print sessions are defined. 5. Click to select Print Service in the left pane. 6. Double-click an affected print session in the right pane (or right-click the print session, and then click Properties). 7. In the Properties dialog box, click Printer. 8. In the Print Setup dialog box, click OK. 9. In the Properties dialog box, click Apply. 10. Click OK to close Properties. 11. Save the Host Integration Server 2000 configuration. 12. Repeat these steps for each print session that is logging an Event 25 error message. If the print service is already started when you follow these steps, restart the print service. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000. MORE INFORMATION ================ Because the print job may print correctly, the only symptom that this problem is occurring may be the Event 25 error message in the Application Event log. In this case, ignore the error message. If the Event 25 error message is logged for print sessions that you created in SNA Manager, the SNA virtual print driver cannot recognize the paper size or orientation that you specified in the print job or in the print session. In this case, follow the instructions that appear in the Event 25 error message. REFERENCES ---------- For additional information about the Event 25 error messages, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q327359 FIX: Event 25 Error Message Is Logged When the Printer Is Configured to Use the Upper Paper Tray Q327356 FIX: Event 25 Error Messages Are Logged for Each Print Job in a Print Session Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kberrmsg kbhis2000 kbhis2000bug Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbHostIntegServ2000 Version : : Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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