System Unstable After Print to FILE: Fails

ID: Q59657

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a

SYMPTOMS

If you attempt to print to the FILE port from Microsoft Windows 3.0, and you don't have enough disk space free, you receive an error and printing is terminated. In real mode, the error message is

Cannot print

while in standard or enhanced modes, it is

Insufficient Disk Space

After receiving the error, you may find that the System Resources percentage has reduced 20-60 percent.

WORKAROUND

Microsoft recommends that you quit and restart Windows to regain the System Resources. The workaround is to assure that you have sufficient free disk space before attempting to print to the FILE port.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 3.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Platform : WINDOWS
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