Changing Printers During Print Job Affects Output

Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q43748

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 2.x, 3.0, 3.0a

When you use the spooler during a print job, do not use the Control Panel (or any other method) to change the connections of the currently active printer.

For example, if a job is currently printing to a LaserJet on LPT2, do not try to connect an Epson to that port (and change the LaserJet to something else), and do not try to change the LaserJet to a different port until the print job is done. Doing so may result in the loss of the rest of the print job or in severely garbled output.

This information also applies to Windows/386.

KBCategory: kbprint
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00a

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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