Printing Multiple Copies of the Same Job Via LPD Broken in SP4

ID: Q197846

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you submit a print job from a UNIX system to a Windows NT LPD server, you can specify an option to print multiple copies. When using Windows NT Service Pack 4 (SP4), only one copy is printed.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, the control characters "K" or "#" should be used to specify printing multiple copies.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ServicePacks/

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this fix, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, a fee may be charged. This fee is refundable if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested. However, this fee is non-refundable if you request additional technical support, if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 5.

MORE INFORMATION

Windows NT 4.0 supports two non-RFC 1179 extensions for the LPD control file. If the format control character ("f") is sent multiple times, the file is printed multiple times. Also the "K" or "#" control characters can be used to specify printing multiple copies.

Example: (bsd-style printing)
lpr -Pprinter -#2 <file>

In Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4, only one copy is printed even when there are multiple "f" commands in the control file.

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 nt4sp5fix
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug