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I realize that this is perhaps a worn out subject, but I
have a wrinkle that I can find addressed after much
searching. The system is XP Home and the printer is a HP
LaserJet 1200. When I installed XP (over Me) an instance
of the printer was set up on the DOT4 port. I used the
Add Printer Wizard to create another instance on the LPT1
port required by a DOS application.
I can't print anything from DOS on either printer setup,
either when both are installed or when I delete one of
them. This is true both with the DOS application and
from commands in a Command Prompt box (e.g. TYPE filename
> PRN). I've tried all kinds of different drivers,
including the latest PCL 6 from HP, and with sharing
turned on and off.
According to the often-referenced bsanders printfromdos
article, in the case of a Local Printer with the print
device connected directly to a parallel port (which is
what I believe I have), "you should not have to do
anything to print from a Command Prompt .... or a DOS
program." Why can't I?
I realize that this is perhaps a worn out subject, but I
have a wrinkle that I can find addressed after much
searching. The system is XP Home and the printer is a HP
LaserJet 1200. When I installed XP (over Me) an instance
of the printer was set up on the DOT4 port. I used the
Add Printer Wizard to create another instance on the LPT1
port required by a DOS application.
I can't print anything from DOS on either printer setup,
either when both are installed or when I delete one of
them. This is true both with the DOS application and
from commands in a Command Prompt box (e.g. TYPE filename
> PRN). I've tried all kinds of different drivers,
including the latest PCL 6 from HP, and with sharing
turned on and off.
According to the often-referenced bsanders printfromdos
article, in the case of a Local Printer with the print
device connected directly to a parallel port (which is
what I believe I have), "you should not have to do
anything to print from a Command Prompt .... or a DOS
program." Why can't I?