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- WINOS2 General Printing Information
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- In order to print using WIN-OS2 you need to install the WIN-OS2 3.0 printer
- driver for your printer. The WIN-OS2 3.0 printer drivers included with OS/2 2.0
- are the same drivers that originally shipped with Microsoft Windows 3.0. There
- are some Window 3.0 drivers that do not have an equivalent OS/2-2.0 printer
- driver and conversely, there are OS/2-2.0 printer drivers that do not have an
- equivalent Windows 3.0 driver. Lack of features, lack of a specific printer
- driver or driver feature in WIN-OS2 is no different than that of DOS/WINDOWS.
- If you have a WIN-OS2 printer driver without an equivalent OS/2 printer driver,
- use the IBMNULL OS/2 printer driver for that port. The OS/2-2.0 printer driver
- will have no effect on printing from WIN-OS2. A list of supported printers for
- WIN-OS2 and OS/2 is on the OS/2 Driver Disk 1 in the files PRDEV.LST and
- PRDESC.LST. If you need to print using LPT3 or LPT4 via a redirected network
- printer, you must add LPT3.OS2 and LPT4.OS2 to the WIN.INI file underneath
- LPT2.OS2. The WIN.INI file is in the OS2 MDOS WIN-OS2
-
- General Problems and Solutions
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- .
- Problem: OS/2 did not install an WIN-OS2 printer driver.
- .
- Answer: Try to install the printer driver yourself using
- WIN-OS2 Control Panel. If no printer driver exists
- for your printer, look at your printer manual for
- another printer that your printer can emulate and
- try to install that printer driver Even though some
- printers say they can emulate other printers, this
- is not always 100% true. Call the printer
- manufacturer and ask if they have printer drivers
- available or to ask what printer driver to use.
- .
- Problem: There is no equivalent OS/2 driver for my printer.
- .
- Answer: There may be a WIN-OS2 printer driver, even though
- there is not a OS/2 printer driver. Use the OS/2
- 2.0 IBMNULL printer driver if this is the case.
- .
- Problem: I had a printer driver that worked with my computer
- under DOS/WINDOWS, but I am having printer problems
- with WIN-OS2.
- .
- Answer: You may have received a more updated driver from
- the printer manufacturer or other sources. As long
- as the printer driver is Windows 3.0 compatible, it
- will work the same under WIN-OS2. Find the driver
- you used with DOS/WINDOWS and install it for
- WIN-OS2.
- .
- Problem: My WIN-OS2 printer driver does not include all
- features that the IBM OS/2-2.0 printer drivers
- have. This can include multiple bins, form
- selection, and other features.
- .
- Answer: These are the same printer drivers provided with
- DOS/WINDOWS. IBM does not plan to offer Windows
- printers drivers with capabilities different from
- the DOS/WINDOWS feature set.
- .
- Problem: Printing is slow from WIN-OS2.
- .
- Answer: This depends on printer, memory available, etc.
- This is not a defect, but a hardware or software
- configuration problem. Try disabling the Windows
- Spooler if it is enabled. WIN-OS2 should actually
- print faster than DOS/WINDOWS if your system is
- properly configured.
- .
- WIN-OS2 ATM Problems and Answers
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- Problem: Windows applications do not show ATM Fonts.
- .
- Answer: From a full screen WIN-OS2 Session, go to the
- WIN-OS2-MAIN folder and select the ATM Icon. Then
- install the ATM fonts using the last OS/2 Driver
- Disk. (Driver Disk 5 on 3-1/2" disks).
- .
- Problem: Can I use the same ATM fonts for both OS2 and
- WIN-OS2.
- .
- Answer: You can install the same set of ATM fonts for both
- OS2 and WIN-OS2. However, the ATM Font
- installation programs work differently and will
- create two different sets of font files with
- different extensions. Therefore, there is no way
- to save disk space by actually sharing the actual
- font files.
- .
- Problem: The fonts I see on the screen do not exactly match
- the fonts being printed.
- .
- Answer: IBM ATM fonts metrics were specifically provided
- for OS2 so that they could also be used in
- international settings. Some of the font metrics
- for certain fonts ,Zaph-Dingbats among others, do
- not always match the font metrics provided as
- printer device fonts on some postscript printers.
- Either install a set of ATM Fonts that match your
- printer fonts, or turn off "USE DEVICE FONTS" in
- the ATM control panel in the WIN-OS2_MAIN folder.
- .
- WIN-OS2 Printer Specific Problems and Answers
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- .
- Printer: IBM 4019/4029
- .
- Windows shows "Can't find 300.DRV/600.DRV" error
- message. This error can occur when trying to
- print, to preview, copying to the clipboard in MS
- Excel and other places. Solution: Using the
- WIN-OS2 Control Panel, delete the printer and
- reinstall it. APAR# PJ03858.
- .
- Cannot print correctly using Postscript 39 Font
- Driver. Use 17 Font Driver. APAR# PJ03796
- .
- Printer: Panasonic P4420/50.
- .
- Cannot select A4 cassette, device defaults to bin
- option. No workaround. APAR# PJ03789.
- .
- Printer: Postscript Printers.
- .
- Apple Laserwriter. Any use of Dashed lines cause
- all lines to be dashed. DOS/Windows 3.0 driver had
- same problem. Do dashed line prior to doing solid
- lines. (Works for Windows Problem).
- .
- IBM 4019/4029. Cannot print correctly using
- Postscript 39 Font driver. Use 17 Font driver.
- .
- Printer: Epson Printers
- .
- Printer driver doesn't give option for intelligent
- forms feeds or disabling form feeds. Try a
- different driver. APAR PJ03858.
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- Thank you for calling the OS/2 2.0 Support Line. Regarding the problem
- reported to the Support Line, we feel that this information may assist
- you in resoloving your problem. If you still require assistance, please
- call 1-800-237-5511, and reference your customer number and problem (PMR)
- number. Your Problem Record Number (PMR) should appear on the cover
- page of this faxed document.