D David Candy Feb 1, 2006 #2 Copy it to the printer. It must be in that printer's language. copy file.prn prn There's lots of reasons why it may not work.
Copy it to the printer. It must be in that printer's language. copy file.prn prn There's lots of reasons why it may not work.
K Ken Blake, MVP Feb 1, 2006 #4 Bob said: How do you print a .prn file in Windows XP? Click to expand... If your pinter is connected to a parallel port, from the Start | Run line or a command prompt box issue the comnand COPY /b \path\filename.prn LPT1 If yours is a USB printer, there's an extra step you have to do first: Set the printer to Shared, and make note of the name that you give it. Then go to Start | Run, and enter the line NET USE LPT1 \\name of your computer\shared name of printer You will now be able to issue the command COPY /b \path\filename.prn LPT1
Bob said: How do you print a .prn file in Windows XP? Click to expand... If your pinter is connected to a parallel port, from the Start | Run line or a command prompt box issue the comnand COPY /b \path\filename.prn LPT1 If yours is a USB printer, there's an extra step you have to do first: Set the printer to Shared, and make note of the name that you give it. Then go to Start | Run, and enter the line NET USE LPT1 \\name of your computer\shared name of printer You will now be able to issue the command COPY /b \path\filename.prn LPT1
