Writer 2: Creative Writer Needs a Printer When Started (159428)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows 2.0
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q159428

SUMMARY

You must have a printer driver installed on your computer to start Creative Writer 2. If you do not have a printer driver installed in Windows, you receive the following error message when you attempt to start Creative Writer:
Creative Writer Needs A Printer.
Creative Writer 2 installs successfully without a printer, however the program requires a printer to run.

MORE INFORMATION

It is not necessary to have a printer connected to your machine, but you must have a printer driver installed in Windows. To select a printer, do the following:

  1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
  2. Double-click the Add Printer icon.
  3. Using the Add Printer wizard, add a generic local printer such as the Hewlett Packard Series II printer.
  4. Finish the Add Printer wizard.
  5. Start Creative Writer (the error message should no longer appear).
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2003
Keywords:kbhowto kbmm kbprint kbsetup KB159428
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