ACC: Changing Printer Port Resets Printer Setup Information

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• Switching from one print server to another.
• Copying a database from one computer to another may also cause this if the printers on the different computer have different names, are connected to different ports or are network printers. (This behavior may differ when using Windows NT)

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Start Microsoft Access, open the sample database Northwind.mdb, and then open the Sales By Category report in Design view.
2. On the File menu, click Page Setup.
3. Click the Page tab.
4. In the Paper Size box, select "Legal 8 1/2 x 14 in," and then click OK.
5. Save, and then close the report.
6. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click printers. Select the printer. On the File Menu, click Properties.
7. In the Properties dialog box, click the Details tab. Select a different Port. Click the Apply button, and then click OK.
8. In Microsoft Access, open the Sales By Category report in Design view.
9. On the File menu, click Page Setup.
10. Click the Page tab. Note that the paper size is reset to "Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in."

1. Start Microsoft Access, open the sample database NWIND.MDB, and then open the Sales By Category report in Design view.
2. On the File menu, click Print Setup.
3. In the Paper Size box, select "Legal 8 1/2 x 14 in," then click OK.
4. Save, and then close the report.
5. Start Control Panel, and then double-click the Printers icon.
6. In the Printers dialog box, click Connect. Select a different port in the Ports box, and then click OK. click Close.
7. In Microsoft Access, open the Sales By Category report in Design view.
8. On the File menu, click Print Setup. Note that the paper size is reset to "Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in."