PRB: Cannot Install a Print Processor Named WINPRINT
Article ID: 151890
Article Last Modified on 2/12/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 95 Driver Development Kit (DDK)
- Microsoft Windows 98 Driver Development Kit (DDK)
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Driver Development Kit
This article was previously published under Q151890
SYMPTOMS
Under Windows 95, a print processor cannot be installed if it has a name
of "WinPrint." In Windows 95, SPOOLSS.DLL contains default print subsystem
components, one of which is the default print processor called "WinPrint."
When trying to install a print processor either programmatically or by an
.INF file, SPOOLSS.DLL will check to see if the print processor is named
"WinPrint." If it is, the installation will fail.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
Additional query words: 4.00 hardware spool subsystem print
Keywords: kbprint KB151890