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# No Generic/Text Only Printer Driver with Windows NT

Article ID: 103078

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5

This article was previously published under Q103078

## SUMMARY

Windows NT 3.1 and 3.5 do not include a Generic/Text Only printer driver or any other NULL port driver that allows you to output pure text from an application that cannot export text on its own.

## WORKAROUND

1. Use the Generic IBM Graphics 9-pin printer driver.
2. Set it to print to FILE.
3. Format the document with Printer Font.

This produces a file that contains all the text with only a small amount of control codes. You can then edit the control codes out of the file with any text editor, such as Notepad.

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