BUG: CreateDC Fails in Windows NT-Based Service Application

ID: Q137631

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK), used with:
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.51

SYMPTOMS

A CreateDC call fails in a Windows NT-based service application when printing to a network printer in Windows NT by clicking Printer and then Connect To on the Printer Manage menu.

Create a local printer using the same printer model as the network printer and redirect the printer port to the network printer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This has been fixed in Windows NT 4.0 SP3.

Additional query words: service printing


Keywords          : kbNTOS351 kbSDKWin32 kbNTOS400sp3fix kbDSupport 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 6, 1999