Print Clients

Print clients send print jobs to a Windows NT print server. The print server services or the spooler receive the print job as an input/output (IO) request that must be directed to the appropriate system process.

Each print server service uses different logic to determine how the job should be altered. The following sections describe protocols, general architecture, and process logic for each of the following types of print client:

• Windows NT network clients
• Windows NT local clients

For information about printing locally see the Windows NT Workstation Online Resource Guide.

• Windows 95 network clients
• 16-bit Windows network clients
• MS-DOS network clients
• UNIX clients
• NetWare clients
• Macintosh clients

All Windows print clients receive printer alerts confirming successful prints or indicating errors. To disable printer alerts on a specific machine, add the following entry to that computer's [Network] section of the System.ini file:

Note Disabling WinPopup does not disable printer alerts.