Dos Printing

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windows xp Home srvpk 1
dell opitlplex glx

I have an old dos app that needs to print to a hp laser 2300
have setup "net use lpt1: \\computername\pname /persistant:yes
changed bios settings to parllel mode to epp,ecc and ps2
setup share on printer and checked spelling
type "net use" shows lpt1 -> ok
turned bidirectional printing on and off
tried to print directly to printer turn spooler off.
deleted all printers and drivers and reinstalled from HP

prints fine from all window applications.
when you try to print from the dos app with spooler off
nothing. when you try to print with spooler on you can see
a job go to spooler then a second job will appear and the
first will delete this will loop-continue until you cancell
all print jobs. after this happens once. Windows
applications will not print any longer. Does the same thing
as the dos app have to reboot to fix window apps.

thanks

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Ray Kirby,

> I have an old dos app that needs to print to a hp laser 2300
> have setup "net use lpt1: \\computername\pname /persistant:yes

Are you sending a simple ascii stream to the printer or PCL codes are
included ?

What happens if you simply try to "DIR > LPT1:" ?

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>-----Original Message-----
>You didn't mention anything about the driver you
selected in your DOS app
>(and even more helpful, which DOS app is it?) as each
DOS app requires a
>specific printer driver.
the dos app is an old insurance program
it supports a number of hp laser printers tried the most
generic ones ie hplaser II hplaser III
just printing from from the command line produces the
same results ie
copy \config.sys lpt1:
>
>You will probably need to select for use a driver for an
older HP laserjet
>from within your DOS program, as DOS printer drivers are
a rarity to be
>developed these days.
>
>
>Ray Kirby wrote in message <2cdc801c469cc$b9ce5ad0
$a401280a@phx.gbl>...
>>windows xp Home srvpk 1
>>dell opitlplex glx
>>
>>I have an old dos app that needs to print to a hp laser
2300
>>have setup "net use lpt1:
\\computername\pname /persistant:yes
>>changed bios settings to parllel mode to epp,ecc and ps2
>>setup share on printer and checked spelling
>>type "net use" shows lpt1 -> ok
>>turned bidirectional printing on and off
>>tried to print directly to printer turn spooler off.
>>deleted all printers and drivers and reinstalled from HP
>>
>>prints fine from all window applications.
>>when you try to print from the dos app with spooler off
>>nothing. when you try to print with spooler on you can
see
>>a job go to spooler then a second job will appear and
the
>>first will delete this will loop-continue until you
cancell
>>all print jobs. after this happens once. Windows
>>applications will not print any longer. Does the same
thing
>>as the dos app have to reboot to fix window apps.
>>
>>thanks
>
>
>.
>

Can anyone describe a solution for such problem more in details? My mother has an old dos application and she want to use it on her new notebook with Windows XP SP3. DOS program works but it prints nothing on the USB printer now.

Kirk Rasmussen