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PostScript printer does not show all the supported paper sizes on French Windows 2000 and Windows XP clients

Article ID: 314816 - View products that this article applies to.

This article was previously published under Q314816

SYMPTOMS

If all the following conditions exist, you may not be able to select letter or legal paper sizes in a program such as Microsoft WordPad or Microsoft Word for Windows:

Your printer is connected to an English-language, Microsoft Windows 2000-based or Microsoft Windows XP-based print server.
You are trying to print from a French-language, Windows 2000 Professional-based or Windows XP Professional-based client computer.
You are using the printer drivers for Point-and-Print PostScript printers from the English-language Windows 2000 CD-ROM or Windows XP CD-ROM.

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A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language. The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
   ------------------------------------------------------
   04-Sep-2002  12:53  5.0.2195.6044  250,640  Localspl.dll
   04-Sep-2002  12:53  5.0.2195.6030   79,632  Spoolss.dll
   04-Sep-2002  12:53  5.0.2195.6044   84,752  Win32spl.dll
   24-Sep-2002  11:37  4.0.1381.7196  140,560  Localspl.dll 
   24-Sep-2002  11:37  4.0.1381.7196   80,144  Win32spl.dll

Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

   Date         Time   Version             Size   File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   19-Aug-2002  12:15  5.1.2600.56       284,160  Localspl.dll
   19-Aug-2002  12:15  5.1.2600.56        86,528  Win32spl.dll

Critical Notes

To make this fix work correctly, you must complete the following procedure:

Install this hotfix on all the client computers.
Change the default printer settings on the Windows 2000-based or Windows XP-based print server. The requirement is to just "Apply" the new default printer settings so that you can just modify the existing settings, and then reapply them. This forces the clients to automatically pull down the new settings from the server.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION

This problem has been reported to occur with Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet 4000 and 8100 printers. For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/265173/EN-US/ )

The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/296861/EN-US/ )

Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with Only One Reboot

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