Printer card issue in xp

L

Lindsay Cripps

Added a 2 port parallel card ( Skymaster) to a dual boot system running 98se
& XP Pro on two hard drives (C & D)
I installed the drivers in 98 after the system picked up the ports (LPT2 &
LPT3) then installed the printer on LPT2. Printed from the printer ok.

I then installed the drivers in XP after the printer picked up the
ports.Once again the ports (LPT2 & LPT3) appeared in device manager as PCI
EPP/ECP parallel Port (LPT2) & PCI EPP/ECP parallel port (LPT3) under ports.
Also PCI 4018 Multi-I/O Adapter under Multifunction adapter.All look good at
this stage.

However when installing the printer neither LPT2 or LPT3 are available under
ports to use. Even installing using plug & play the system identifies the
printer but the installation fails because the port cannot be found.

Can someone offer some advice here please.


Lindsay
 
C

Cari \(MS-MVP\)

In the Device Manager, under the LPT ports, are they both set to Enable
Legacy Plug and Play?
 

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Similar Threads

Printer card problems in XP 1
XP printer card problem 2
Printer card problem i xp 1
Parallel port issue in XP 3
LPT3 Should Be LPT1 2
LPT Problems in XP 4
LPT3 should be LPT1 7
HP Deskjet does not print from LPT2/LPT3 1

Top