Parallel port woes

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QD Steve <adlab@bigponddotnetdotau.trashthisbit> wrote:
: Using an IBM thinkpad 1858 and connecting a hardware key (dongle) to the
: parallel port (to unlock software package). Tried everthing in the book and
: beyond but can not get the software to 'see' the key. No problems on desktop
: machines, only the laptop. Any ideas?

So let's see...does the parallel port actually show up in Windows in
device manager?

Is the port set correctly to EPP or ECP (or whatever is required for
the dongle)?

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Parallel port is going way of disanours. Pretty soon not even your
desktop is going to have parallel ports. Recommend pressure vendor to
provide some other solution, like a USB key? before they go out of
business (or they already have?)






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> Did you install the dongle driver exactly as required by the software
> vendor? If so, then look at the parallel port Resources in port
> properties, Device Manager. Make sure that the I/O range spec for the
> port matches the I/O range expected for the dongle. Many older
> (pre-Windows XP) parallel devices have I/O Range slightly different than
> the default in XP.
>
> Q
Thanks for the answers. It is installed as per software vendor and running
under xp pro. I have re-istalled the HASP driver (dongle manufacturer).
However, your I/O range could be the answer. My desktop is running I/O range
0378-037F and the desktop is running 03BC-03BE. As I am not an advanced
enough in this area, can anyone advise how to change these settings and the
consequences of getting it wrong.
TIA . . . Steve W.

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QD Steve wrote:
>> Did you install the dongle driver exactly as required by the software
>> vendor? If so, then look at the parallel port Resources in port
>> properties, Device Manager. Make sure that the I/O range spec for
>> the port matches the I/O range expected for the dongle. Many older
>> (pre-Windows XP) parallel devices have I/O Range slightly different
>> than the default in XP.
>>
>> Q
> Thanks for the answers. It is installed as per software vendor and
> running under xp pro. I have re-istalled the HASP driver (dongle
> manufacturer). However, your I/O range could be the answer. My
> desktop is running I/O range 0378-037F and the desktop is running
> 03BC-03BE. As I am not an advanced enough in this area, can anyone
> advise how to change these settings and the consequences of getting
> it wrong. TIA . . . Steve W.

Uncheck the box for using the default, and then work through the
settings in the drop-down list. Since the port is BIOS controlled, it
is best to leave the IRQ, etc, the same as the original and select a
setting that only changes the I/O port range, or enter the value
manually.

I have a parallel-port scanner, circa Win98, that in the original XP I
could make it work by doing this editing. In SP1 that ability
disappeared, so I don't know if this will work. It might be that this
is a device that really does need a driver specifically for XP.

One other thing you could try is installing the dongle software in Win98
compatibility mode. This might allow the original port settings to
function properly.

Q