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Default Printer Changed to Bootup Value if Spooler Restarted

Article ID: 122566

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5

This article was previously published under Q122566

3.50
WINDOWS
kbprint kbbug3.50

SYMPTOMS

Under Windows NT 3.5, if you stop and then restart the Spooler service, the default printer changes back to the bootup value, even if it has been changed by the Print Manager since you booted the computer.

WORKAROUND

Reboot the computer to ensure that the current default printer remains the default if the Spooler service is ever restarted.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, upgrade to Windows NT Workstation and Server version 3.51.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This problem was corrected in Windows NT Workstation or Server version 3.51.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: KB122566