Inconsistent Printer Names Listed

Last reviewed: May 6, 1997
Article ID: Q98581

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1

SUMMARY

The Driver field of the Printer Properties dialog box in Print Manager lists a number of PostScript printers. The names found in this list are taken from each printer's .PPD file. Each .PPD file contains both a model name and a nickname field. Windows NT displays the value in the nickname field, per the .PPD specification. This can lead to some confusion if you don't recognize the nickname. For example, most Apple LaserWriter models have nicknames that start with the word "Apple" and thus appear together in the "A" section of the Driver list. However, the Apple LaserWriter Personal NT printer has the official nickname "LaserWriter Personal NT v51.8" and resides in the "L" section of the driver list.

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbprint ntprint NTSrvWkst
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 6, 1997
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