PC Win: Change Default Printer in Windows Not Changed in Mail (88371)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.0b
- Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.2
This article was previously published under Q88371 SYMPTOMS
Changing the default printer driver for version 3.1 of Microsoft Windows
does not change the printer driver for version 3.0, 3.0b, or 3.2 of
Microsoft Mail for Windows. To update Mail, choose Print from the File
menu, select the Setup button, then choose the OK button.
CAUSE
Changing or replacing the default printer using Windows Control Panel
or Print Manager updates entries in the WIN.INI file. Mail stores its
default printer designation as "Printer=" in the [Microsoft Mail]
section of the MSMAIL.INI file. Mail assumes that the default printer
remains the same unless you specify otherwise through the Windows
client. To reset the Windows client, Mail must read the WIN.INI file
and find out which printer is now the default.
WORKAROUND
To reset the default printer in the Windows client, you can:
- Choose Print from the File menu and select the Setup button,
then choose the OK button.
-or-
- Choose Print from the File menu and select the Setup button, then
select the new default printer and choose OK.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Mail for
Windows versions 3.0, 3.0b, and 3.2. We are researching this problem and
will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/19/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB88371 |
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