Error Printing From Macintosh to LPT Port of Windows NT Server

ID: Q143143

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When you send a print job from a Macintosh computer to a print device connected to the LPT port of the Windows NT Server computer, the print job does one of the following:


   - Stays in the "spooling" status

-or-


   - Prints after a long delay with the following postscript error
     message:

        ERROR: timeout
        OFFENDING COMMAND: timeout

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, install the fix mentioned below.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt dlc sfm

Keywords : kbprint ntprint kbbug3.51 NTSrv
Version : 3.51
Platform : winnt
Issue type :