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Old 01-05-2006, 06:41 AM
Klaus Jorgensen
 
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Default Re: Printing from an ms-dos program

DB wrote:
> I bought a new laser printer and am unable to print from the ms-dos
> program. This program is so old it doesn't recognize the USB port.
> Short of getting a new program, is there another way to enable the
> USB port?


In the port setup of the driver, check "Enable printer pooling" and
then check the LPT1-port as well as the already checked USB-port.
Please note that if the printer is one of the "cheap" Windows-printers
(aka GDI-printers), it won't understand the print-data from an old
DOS-program.


/klaus



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