Can't Print Dos Programs

[Skippi]

Have an HP Laserjet 2200 connected to the DOT 4_001 port
with an XP Pro OS and can't print any of my DOS
programs. Could at one time, but can't now. Can print
all Windows programs. Any help?

 

[Davide Guolo]

Skippi,

Have an HP Laserjet 2200 connected to the DOT 4_001 port
with an XP Pro OS and can't print any of my DOS
programs. Could at one time, but can't now.

A DOS app. can't print directly to the DOT4 port.

Maybe your printer has the "HP LaserJet director" sw in bundle, which
captures the LPT1 output to be sent to your LaserJet.
Maybe you had to disable this sw to allow other drivers to print to LPT1.
see
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?locale=en_US&o
bjectID=bpl08778&locale=en_US&taskId=101&prodSeriesId=28861&prodTypeId=18972

Reenabling it should be sufficient to have your DOS jobs printed again. If
you cannot, for whatever reason, you could try Printfil.

Kind regards,
Davide Guolo
--------------------------------------------------------------
Printfil - Windows Printing System for Applications
http://www.guolo.com/printfil
Odbc4All - Connection to ODBC Data Sources for any Application
http://www.guolo.com/odbc4all
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[Skippi]

Thanks for your assistance.

-----Original Message-----
Skippi,


A DOS app. can't print directly to the DOT4 port.

Maybe your printer has the "HP LaserJet director" sw in bundle, which
captures the LPT1 output to be sent to your LaserJet.
Maybe you had to disable this sw to allow other drivers to print to LPT1.
see
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document ..jsp?locale=en_US&o
61&prodTypeId=18972

Reenabling it should be sufficient to have your DOS jobs printed again. If
you cannot, for whatever reason, you could try Printfil.

Kind regards,
Davide Guolo
--------------------------------------------------------- -----
Printfil - Windows Printing System for Applications
http://www.guolo.com/printfil
Odbc4All - Connection to ODBC Data Sources for any Application