Event ID 19 Appears in Event Log When You Create a Printer

ID: Q133386

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When you create a printer in Windows NT 3.51, the following system event appears in Event Viewer:

Event ID: 19
Source: Print
Type: Error
Description: Debug: CreatePrinterEntry failed, Printer <printer name> sharename (Nones), NULL datatype.


RESOLUTION

Ignore this event log entry.

After you create the printer, printing works correctly in spite of this event log entry.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem has been corrected in Windows NT version 4.0.

Additional query words: prodnt printman eventvwr

Keywords : kbprint kbfix4.00 ntprint kbbug3.51 NTSrvWkst
Version : 3.51
Platform : winnt
Issue type :


Last Reviewed: January 16, 1999
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