Using Third-Party Windows 95 Drivers for Point and Print

ID: Q172289


The information in this article applies to:


SYMPTOMS

When you connect to a Windows NT 4.0 print server from a Windows 95 client, you may encounter the following error:

This printer cannot be installed now because its driver (<driver.drv>) could not be loaded. The driver or the INF file may be damaged. Restart Windows and try again.


CAUSE

The Windows NT printer is shared out to Windows 95 clients using a third- party printer driver which resides on the server. The printer .INF file used by the third-party manufacturer may not be written to the Windows95 or Windows NT .inf specification.


RESOLUTION

Use either of the following methods to resolve this problem:


MORE INFORMATION

Windows NT 4.0 provides the ability to load printer drivers for earlier versions of Windows NT and for Windows 95 downlevel clients. Printer .INF files that do not comply with the current Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 specifications may not install correctly under Windows NT. The basic design for Printer.inf can be found in the Windows Device Developers Kit (DDK) and Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit Appendix C, ISBN 1-55615-678-2. Please contact the manufacturer. In addition, the Readme.txt file supplied with the driver may also contain information on whether or not that driver is supported for point and print.

Additional query words: win40 .inf network printer install printer setup connect remote downlevel crossplatform


Keywords          : kbprint ntdriver ntprint NTSrvWkst 
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb kbinfo 

Last Reviewed: February 24, 1999