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- DOCUMENT:Q105247 26-OCT-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Err Msg: There are no Print Processors... Creating a Printer
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
-
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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-
- SYMPTOMS
- ========
-
- Under Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server, if no print processor
- is specified in the Registry, and if the print processor file is not
- in the correct subdirectory, or if the print processor file
- (WINPRINT.DLL) is corrupt, you may receive the following error message
- when you attempt to create a printer with Print Manager:
-
- There are no print processors.
-
- This error message prevents you from creating a printer. The Print
- Processor, WINPRINT.DLL, is usually located in the
- winnt\system32\spool\prtprocs\w32x86 subdirectory. If this file is
- missing or corrupt, you may receive the above error message.
-
- RESOLUTION
- ==========
-
- To avoid this error message, expand a copy of WINPRINT.DLL to the
- winnt\system32\spool\prtprocs\w32x86 subdirectory.
-
- NOTE: WINPRINT.DL_ is on disk 15 of the Windows NT and the Windows NT
- Advanced Server disks.
-
- Also, it may be necessary to verify that the Print Processor is set up
- correctly in the Registry using the Registry Editor (REGEDT.EXE). Use
- the following path:
-
- WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause
- serious, system-wide problems that may require you to
- reinstall Windows NT to correct them. Microsoft cannot
- guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of
- Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own
- risk.
-
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on Local Machine
- SYSTEM
- CurrentControlSet
- Control
- Print
- Environments
- PrintProcessors
- winprint
-
- If the winprint Key is not present, add it by choosing Add Key from
- the Edit menu. Also, if WINPRINT.DLL is not specified as the driver in
- the winprint Key, choose Add Value from the Edit menu and use the
- following settings:
-
- Driver:REG_SZ:winprint.dll
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10
- KBCategory:
- KBSubcategory: prt
-
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