The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11
SYMPTOMS
When you choose the Printers icon from the Control Panel in Windows,
you may receive the error message:
Cannot connect printers because the [ports] section of the WIN.INI
file is missing; Choose cancel and edit the WIN.INI file or choose
OK to continue.
CAUSE
This error message may be caused by one of the following:
- The [ports] section of the WIN.INI file is missing. If this is
the case, make sure you have a section in the WIN.INI file, as
follows:
[Ports]
LPT1:=
LPT2:=
LPT3:=
COM1:=9600,n,8,1
COM2:=9600,n,8,1
COM3:=9600,n,8,1
COM4:=9600,n,8,1
EPT:=
FILE:=
LPT1.OS2=
LPT2.OS2=
- The WIN.INI file is corrupted. In this case, if you have a good
backup copy of WIN.INI, copy this file into your Windows directory.
If you don't have a good backup copy, expand the file WIN.SRC from
the original Microsoft Windows disks to the Windows directory. Use
the following command:
c:\windows\expand a:win.src c:\windows\win.ini
NOTE: Renaming the WIN.INI file does not solve the problem. The
[ports] section will still be missing.
- Microsoft Windows cannot find the WIN.INI file, or does not
recognize it. You need to reinstall Windows to create a new
WIN.INI.
If Windows is on a network, you should install Microsoft Windows
on your local hard drive. This eliminates any problems that might
arise through the "share" and "user" directories.
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