Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 contains the following text
in the [ports] section of the WIN.INI file:
; A line with [filename].PRN followed by an equal sign causes
; [filename] to appear in the Control Panel's Printer Configuration
; dialog box. A printer connected to [filename] directs its output
; into this file. The file must be on one of your local drives; you
; cannot print to a network file.
In Windows 95, when you create a local printer connection to <filename>.PRN
there is no option to share the printer. You cannot share the printer even
if you add it to the WIN.INI file.
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Windows 95 does not provide support for sharing <filename>.PRN when
attached as a printer.
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To work around this behavior, follow these steps:
| 1. | Double-click My Computer.
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| 2. | Double-click the Printers folder.
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| 3. | Double-click the Add Printer icon.
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| 4. | Use the Add Printer Wizard to add the Generic/Text Only printer as
a local printer.
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| 5. | Use the right mouse button to click the Generic/Text Only printer,
then click Properties on the menu that appears.
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| 6. | On the Details tab, click Spool Settings. In the Spool Data Format
box, click RAW. Click the OK button.
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| 7. | Click OK.
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| 8. | Use the right mouse button to click the Generic/Text Only printer,
then click Pause Printing on the menu that appears.
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When you print to the Generic/Text Only printer, the print job is spooled
to the Windows\SPOOL\PRINTERS subdirectory as an editable temporary file
with an .SPL extension. A header file with an .SHD extension is also
created. An .SHD file is a "shadow" file that contains all the information
the spooler needs to resubmit a print job in the event that your computer
restarts before the print job is finished.
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