xp does not recognize local printer - hp deskjet plus?

[jbuch]

I have an old deskjet plus hp printer, with parrallel port. When I go to
add printer, it does not give me the option to pick a local printer (only
network printer). The Local printer option is ghosted out. Any ideas?

Is the printer on and working?

Does the printer actually work on a different computer?

There is some possibility that XP needs a bidirectional printer port to
sense the printer.

Does the bios have the parallel printer port enabled and what mode is
enabled?

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[lbbs]

I have an old deskjet plus hp printer, with parrallel port. When I go to
add printer, it does not give me the option to pick a local printer (only
network printer). The Local printer option is ghosted out. Any ideas?

 

[Jimmy]

I have an old deskjet plus hp printer, with parrallel port. When I go to
add printer, it does not give me the option to pick a local printer (only
network printer). The Local printer option is ghosted out. Any ideas?

Have you changed your systems bios to turn the parallel port ON? You can
see if XP has an active LPT port in the Device Manager. After the port is
active, XP should be able to 'see' the local printer attached.

 

[Andrew Rossmann]

I have an old deskjet plus hp printer, with parrallel port. When I go to
add printer, it does not give me the option to pick a local printer (only
network printer). The Local printer option is ghosted out. Any ideas?

You don't have administrator priveleges.

 

[Jimmy]

You don't have administrator priveleges.

I could understand this if both local and network printer options were
ghosted out.

 

[lbbs]

I don't have administrative privilege. But it allows me to setup a
network printer but that does not apply to my single computer.
Under device manager there is a LPT1 printer port listed under ports.
When I get home will check if port is activated in bios.

 

[Jim]

I don't have administrative privilege. But it allows me to setup a
network printer but that does not apply to my single computer.

Because somebody else set up the remote printer and allowed it to accept
network jobs. All you are doing is enabling on your local computer what
someone else allows you to do.

However, if you need admin privileges to set up a local printer, Windows
will not permit you to do the evil deed
unless you do possess these privileges.
Jim

 

[Andrew Rossmann]

I could understand this if both local and network printer options were
ghosted out.

If you do not have admin priveleges, you can ONLY connect to network
printers. This is the way it's been since NT. Installing locally involves
installing drivers, and a normal user is not supposed to have that
ability. I know connecting to a network share also installs drivers, but I
guess they are considered 'safe'. Even then, I've found it can sometimes
fail and you need to connect once as an Admin so the drivers get copied
over. Once on the computer, regular users can connect and use the share.