Multiple printers referenced to the same queue.

[Guest]

Hi

I have a unix terminal emulator application that MUST use HP 4 Plus drivers to print properly, even though the printers are newer generation HPs... such as HP 4000, 4050, 4100, 4200. Previously, with Win98 you could have two printers setup; one with the proper new generation driver for more complex printing, such as graphics or different fonts... and another printer set up that sends jobs to the same print queue, but has a different label and uses a different driver (HP 4 Plus) that would be used for the terminal emulation program. Once we upgraded to Windows XP I found that you cannot setup two printers to the same queue. You just finish up the Add printer Wizard and then the new printer does not show up and you cannot relabel or rename the printer

Any suggestions or workarounds would be much appreciated..

thanks
Trevo
Prince George, B
Canada

 

[Barbara]

Trevor,
Keep trying. I have XP Home edition with the same printer installed (HP
2100) with 2 different drivers. I gave the beta a different printer name
so I know whish is which when I print. One is a beta for labels, the other
is the default setting.
A thought: You may have to set your alternate printer to be the default
before using the Unix terminal emulation program. Maybe it expects the
default printer?

Barbara