Article ID: 190489 - Last Review: August 21, 1999 - Revision: 1.1

BUG: Choosing Page Setup Causes "Printer not ready" Error

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SYMPTOMS

Choosing the Page Setup option from the Visual FoxPro File menu produces the following error message:
Printer not ready.
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CAUSE

There are no printers installed.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. If there are any Windows printers installed, remove them.
  2. From the Visual FoxPro File menu, Choose Page Setup.
You get a message stating that the printer could not be found, followed by a message on how to install a printer. Once you click OK in the dialog box, the message is followed by the "Printer not ready" error.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0a
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition
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Keywords: 
kbbug kbnofix KB190489
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