Specifying Printer Not Installed in Print Manager Causes AV

Last reviewed: March 19, 1998
Article ID: Q169908

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server versions 3.0 and 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

SYMPTOMS

If a universal naming convention (UNC) path is input for an SNA Server Print Service session, and that printer is not installed in Windows NT Print Manager, SNAPRINT will encounter an access violation when the session is started.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server 3.0 and 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 3.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

Keywords          : snaprintservice kbfix3.00.sp2 kbnetwork kbbuglist
Version           : 3.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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Last reviewed: March 19, 1998
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