WD2000: Run-Time Error 1044 Printing with No Default Printer Installed

ID: Q209954

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you try to print a file from the Windows Desktop or the Windows Explorer by right-clicking the selection and then clicking Print, the following error message appears:

Word cannot print. There is no printer installed.
Click OK and an additional Visual Basic error message appears:

Run-time error: "1044": Word cannot print. There is no printer installed.


RESOLUTION

Windows must have a default printer installed for Microsoft Word to use. To install a default Windows printer, run the the Add Printer Wizard.

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers.


  2. Double-click Add Printer, and follow the instructions in the wizard.


NOTE: If your printer model isn't listed in the Manufacturers and Printers lists, check the following Web site:

Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)

for an updated driver. If your printer isn't on the HCL, contact the printer manufacturer for drivers and instructions.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about troubleshooting this type of printing error, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q223418 WD2000: ErrMsg: "Cannot print. There is no printer installed."

Additional query words: 


Keywords          : kbdta wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: June 7, 1999