FIX: "MS Visual Basic- Printer Error" Occurs Under Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS

The error message "Printer Not ready" is returned from Microsoft Windows 95 when attempting to print to a network printer with a space in the name of the server.

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Rename the computer such that its name does not include an embedded space, or create a local printer that has the specified port redirected to the shared network printer. For more information on this, please refer to the Microsoft Windows 95 documentation.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Visual Basic version 3.0 for Windows. This problem has been fixed in Microsoft Windows 98.

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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Rename a network computer, selecting a new name containing an embedded space.
Create a shared networked printer on that computer.
From a Microsoft Windows 95 computer connect to the network printer created in step #2 and make it the default printer.
From Visual Basic, attempt to print anything, either in code or the IDE. The system error "MS Visual Basic - Printer Error" occurs.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0 Professional Edition
Microsoft Windows 95

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