Unable to print to local printer... jobs print on network printer instead

[Bill Hagemann]

I'm trying to install an HP LJ1100 onto a win2k pro
workstation for use as a local, unshared printer. The
driver installs fine, I have a good cable (mini-parallel),
etc. and I can set this as the default printer on LPT1...
but when I send a test page it prints on the shared
network printer, a Lexmark T520 (which is no longer the
default).

If you need more info to help unravel this mystery let me
know... any input would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Alan Morris\(MSFT\)]

open a command window and type net use. Make sure you do not have an old
mapping to the networked device.

E:\>net use
New connections will not be remembered.


Status Local Remote Network

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
OK LPT1 \\ntprint\dec Microsoft Windows Network
The command completed successfully.

if so:
net use lpt1 /d

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Alan Morris
Microsoft Printing Team
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