I want to know what DOT4, LPT, COM etc mean

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I want some reasonably comprehensive information on what the differences
between dot4, lpt, com & usb printer ports are. Also I want to know why
sometimes XP uses the dot4 port for a HP Laserjet printer (not
multifunctional) instead of LPT1.

Does anybody know where I can find this out? I haven't had much luck
web-surfing for some reason.

 

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Try the HP website... it's specific to HP printers.
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"Smiley Guy" <SmileyGuy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I want some reasonably comprehensive information on what the differences
> between dot4, lpt, com & usb printer ports are. Also I want to know why
> sometimes XP uses the dot4 port for a HP Laserjet printer (not
> multifunctional) instead of LPT1.
>
> Does anybody know where I can find this out? I haven't had much luck
> web-surfing for some reason.
>