Printer Name Does Not Appear During Drag-and-Drop Printing

Last reviewed: January 26, 1996
Article ID: Q134773

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you drag a Paint file to a printer in the printers folder or on the desktop, the Printing dialog box appears, but the printer's name is not displayed. The dialog box contains a message similar to:

   Printing <filename> on the <blank> on <blank> Page <x>

RESOLUTION

Although the Printing dialog box does not show the information about the printer, the document is printed correctly. If you prefer to see the printer name appear in the dialog box, print the file directly from Paint.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbprint kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: wpp95 win95
Additional reference words: 95

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Last reviewed: January 26, 1996
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