INFO: Windows 95 Printer Drivers are 16-Bit

ID: Q165719

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Device Driver Kit (DDK) Windows 95

SUMMARY

Windows 95 printer drivers are only 16-bit.

MORE INFORMATION

In Windows 95, 32-bit printer drivers do not exist. Windows 95's spool subsystem is 32-bit but parts of GDI are still 16-bit. GDI communicates directly with your printer driver and assumes that the printer driver entry points are 16-bit.

You must use a 16-bit compiler, such as MSVC 1.5, when you build a Windows 95 printer driver.

Additional query words: unidrv unitool


Keywords          : kbprg kbDDK kbPrinting 
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Last Reviewed: March 5, 1999