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Why do I have problems while working with Postscript printers in Windows NT and 2000?

April 26, 2017NT Postscript printers problems Windows working

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Why do I have problems while working with Postscript printers in Windows NT and 2000?

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While printing from EDWin32 and EDWin 2000 using Postscript drivers, the system cannot print the lines in the precision (true size) specified. This is a known problem in Microsoft Windows NT and 2000 and it is mentioned in their technical documentation. We have tested this with a postscript viewer, and the result is the lines are very thin line rather than in true size.To overcome this, use Win95/98 kernel in which we have explicitly handled these situations for printing (only)1.Take a backup of /EDWin2000/Edwkrn2k.dll.2. EDWin 2000 CD ROM -> EDWin 2000 -> Edwkrn2k.9x_ -> Rename this to Edwkrn2k.dll and place it in the /EDWin 2000 folder3. Carry out the printing job4. Rename the 9x kernel to its original name “Edwkrn2k.9x_”, restore the original Edwkrn2k.dll.Q15. When I try to open Waveform Viewer, the following message appears: ” ActiveX component can’t create object”. My Operating System in Windows 98. This is because DCOM is not updated in your machine. The Waveform Viewer will star