LPT1 Mode Command Error

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Fatfreek wrote:
>
> My HP 5500 is hooked to lpt1. Here's the error message:
> Printers Folder, "There was an error found when printing the document
> "c:\millerlr\dwg\colors.dwg Model (1)" to LPT1:. Do you want to retry or
> cancel the job?"
>
> Under Win2k Pro I then began the printer troubleshooting wizard. It
> suggests the Mode command as follows:
> mode lpt1:,,p
>
> However, that returns the following error:
> Invalid parameter - lpt1:,,p
>
> What to do?
> Len Miller
>
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That sounds like the software calling the printer isn't designed for
win2000. What program are you using? Is it a 32-bit Win program, or
maybe a dos program running in Windows?

If a dos program, there's a utility called Dosprint that interfaces dos
programs with Windows - but you have to code it in.

Colin