Default Printer Changed to Bootup Value if Spooler Restarted

 Last reviewed: August 22, 1996
Article ID: Q122566
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

Under Windows NT 3.5, if you stop and then restart the Spooler service, the default printer changes back to the bootup value, even if it has been changed by the Print Manager since you booted the computer.

WORKAROUND

Reboot the computer to ensure that the current default printer remains the default if the Spooler service is ever restarted.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, upgrade to Windows NT Workstation and Server version 3.51.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This problem was corrected in Windows NT Workstation or Server version 3.51.

Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50
KBCategory: kbprint kbbug3.50
KBSubcategory: ntprint NTSrvWkst



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Last reviewed: August 22, 1996
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