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Generic Text Driver Prints Control Characters and Blank Lines

Article ID: 141520

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

This article was previously published under Q141520

SYMPTOMS

When printing to file using the Windows NT 3.51 the Generic Text Only printer driver, the text file that is created contains printer control characters and also a header of several blank lines.

RESOLUTION

This problem has been corrected in the latest Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt 3.51 null

Keywords: KB141520