Re: DLink PRTMate USB setup

(cross-post added to Vista Printing, Faxing, & Scanning
--currently not accessible to users of the Help portal)
"zol" <zol@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3547FFB3-C0BF-4DAA-93D5-BE69C448F962@microsoft.com...
>I have exactly the same problem with PRTmate port (i have an SMC BR14UP
> router+printer server), so it's not an uniqe problem
>
> Till now, i don't have the solution...


This might not be the best newsgroup to try to find it in? <eg>

<excerpt from="previous post">

If you'd like to use the web interface to access the proper newsgroup
you would need to use a different portal such as this one.

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...7&lang=en&cr=US

Or just use a real newsreader, such as your Vista's Windows Mail app
by copying and pasting this link into an IE Address bar

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microso....print_fax_scan

In OE this would create a news account and open it in that newsgroup.
You might want to customize your account before posting with it.
Hopefully WM does the same; otherwise just use the server name
and the newsgroup name separately in whatever way they do allow
them to be used. Similar parsing of the above URL would need to be done
by most newsreaders other than OE too because it is not a standard syntax.

In any case I suggest that all users of the Help portal
who want to post to common newsgroups such as this one
and the other 5 at the bottom of the list here

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...us/default.mspx

consider also crossposting to Vista General Discussion too.
That way you will probably give your post a better targeted readership.
It will also allow Vista users to find your information by searching there.
E.g. when Vista posts are made only in the provided common newsgroups
all of their information may be lost to Vista users who only try searching
on their Help portal.

BTW to find out how to cross-post using the web interface
you can use the Help link and then do a find for Advanced options
</excerpt>


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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(Unfortunately the poster didn't quote any of the post replied to.
For the convenience of the other newsgroup here is a copy of that.)


"vanderwest" <vanderwest@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B3268EB5-E048-4E08-8322-AB8A590E395F@microsoft.com...
>I have a DI-824VUP router with print server. Installed the dlink software for
> USB which establishes a PRTMate port. Attached my printer to the PRTMate port
> but then can't configure port to use USB or parallel. In the properties for
> printer I click on CONFIGURE but don't get any response from VISTA. Anyone
> else with this problem or suggestions? Couldn't find anything on DLink site
> or these newsgroups.