[WinMac] Printing with Windows
Jimmy Jones(jimmy_jones[at]filemaker.com)
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:02:38 -0800
To anyone who wants to print from Windows 95.
I checked the Microsoft knowledge base and found that there is a little file
called WIN87EM.dll that appears to be used by all printer software. Like a
good little .DLL it loads and unloads as needed. Unfortunately it does not
unload gracefully or completely, it can leave bad information behind that
causes a GPF, 10H, or similar error when it reloads. Loading is mostly a
function of an application needing some part of the printer configuration or
parameter list. It can happen when you least expect it and for a seemingly
unrelated task. It is a part of Windows 95 provided by M$ and distributed
to the print driver manufacturers.
The fix recommended by M$ is to rename the file (in DOS mode) to WIN87EM.EXE
and add the name to the LOAD= line of the WIN.INI file. Unfortunately dome
applications call this .DLL by name and will not work in this configuration.
I know this does not help 'solve' printing problems but it does explain some
of the behavior.
This file was fixed in Windows 98.
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Regards,
Jimmy Jones
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