14th March 2000

Coming from the "Blame Default" department, Lockergnominstrel Wayne Haynes has submitted our first Windows 2000 tip! When he launched a couple of 16-bit programs, they would act like they were going to start, but would suddenly stop. Others would actually GPF (blaming NETVDM.EXE). In an obscure reference in one of the troubleshooters, it noted that some 16-bit programs 'MUST have a DEFAULT printer installed' before they could operate. Wayne then went into his printer folder and set an active printer as the default one. Lo and behold, all of his legacy applications ran without a glitch. How do you spell relief?