Visual Basic Applications Cannot Print When Run from Scheduler

Last reviewed: May 18, 1997
Article ID: Q132476

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When you schedule a Visual Basic application that uses the printer object, it fails to print and/or one of the following errors appear:

   Printer Error

   Unexpected error; quitting.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUND

- Use the Administrator account to start Schedule service,

AND

- Do not use the /Interactive switch on the AT command and/or do not

  select "Allow Service to Interact with Desktop" for the Startup of 
  the Schedule service.

Additional query words: 3.51 prodnt schedule VB Print
Keywords : nt16ap ntutil kbbug3.51 kbtool
Version : 3.5 3.51
Platform : winnt

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Last reviewed: May 18, 1997
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