Print Server Resets LPI During Print Job (181028)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 SP1
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 SP2
- Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q181028
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry.
Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it
if a problem occurs. For information on how to do this, view the "Restoring
the Registry" online Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry
Key" online Help topic in Regedt32.exe.
SYMPTOMS
On most LU3 print jobs, each LU3 "screen" of data contains an "Erase/Write"
command at the end of the "screen" that resets the print job, including LPI
(Lines Per Inch), to the default specified in the print session properties.
There may be cases in which the defaults do not need to be reset. SNA Print
Server always resets the LU3 print jobs after each "screen" of data.
CAUSE
An Erase/Write command causes everything to be reset on an LU3 print job
(including LPI) so that formatting information from one "screen" of data
does not effect the next "screen".
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem:
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that
problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be
solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And
Values" online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and
Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" online Help
topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before
you edit it.
- Apply the fix referenced below.
- Start the Windows NT Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) and find the
following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet
\Services\SnaPrint\Parameters\
- Add the following entry to this key:
Value Name: DontResetForEveryLU3PrintScreen
Data Type: REG_SZ
String: True
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0,
3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2 and 4.0.
This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server versions 3.0 and 4.0
U.S. Service Packs. For information on obtaining these Service Packs,
query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the
spaces):
MORE INFORMATION
With the fix applied, if a registry entry "DontResetForEveryLU3PrintScreen"
exists, Print Server does not reset the LU3 print job parameters to the
default between every LU3 screen.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/14/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbfix KB181028 |
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