net use lpt1

[Stuart May]

Hi
I have just upgraded to an xp net work from running NT4.6.
Under NT I was able to run the "net use" command to print
from a Dos based program across the net work whilst any
windows based printing still printed on my local printer.

Now under xp if I run the "net use" command all of my
printing to lpt1 is diverted.

Is there any way I can just Divert the dos based printing
without effecting the windows based stuff?????

Any Ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Stuart.

 

[Davide Guolo]

Stuart,

Is there any way I can just Divert the dos based printing
without effecting the windows based stuff?????

You can use a Windows utility to print your Dos print jobs, like Printfil.

Kind regards,
Davide Guolo
(Printfil author)

 

[Alan Morris\(MSFT\)]

Security feature in XP if the user is not an admin they cannot map a
redirected device to a PlugNPlay installed device (LPT1. User can map
LPT2: or LPT3 as long as there is not hardware actually installed on the
system for other LPT ports.

Hope this is the issue

KB article in this regard
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313644&Product=winxp
Non-Administrators Cannot Remap an LPT Port to a Network Printer

--
Alan Morris
Microsoft Printing Team
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