Error Message in SPOOLER(03) Printing from MS-DOS Window

ID: Q216712

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 2, 2.1, 2.5

SYMPTOMS

When you print to an LPT port from a command prompt, you may receive the following error message:

Performed an illegal operation
Fault Location: 0028:C0296A08
Faulty Component: SPOOLER(03) + 00000380


CAUSE

This behavior occurs only on Windows 95-based computers that have the Universal Serial Bus (USB) supplement added.


RESOLUTION

To work around this issue:

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.


  2. Right-click the printer connected to the LPT port, and then click Properties.


  3. Click the Details tab.


  4. Click Port Settings.


  5. Click to clear the Spool MS-DOS print jobs check box.


  6. Click OK.


NOTE: The printer must have at least as much buffer memory as the print job is long for the entire document to be printed. Otherwise, some of the text may not be printed.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbprint osr2 win95
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb


Last Reviewed: March 13, 1999
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