Topsnagger
January 16th 04, 08:41 PM
Hi Jerry,
I don't wish to teach you to suck eggs, but have you
downloaded the latest drivers for XP from your print
manufacturer. They must be digitally signed for them to
work within XP.
>-----Original Message-----
>I have a dual-boot system with Win 98 SE and a clean
install
>of Win XP Pro. I have an HP 1220C inkjet printer which
prints
>just fine on both 98 and XP but I cannot get
the "toolbox"
>utility software that comes with the printer to work
with XP.
>
>The HP Toolbox, among other things, interrogates my
printer
>and reports how much ink is left in the cartidges, which
is
>very useful.
>
>But, in Win XP, the Toolbox says it cannot monitor LPT1
>because it is not bi-directional.
>
>The first thing I checked was my BIOS. LPT1 is set to
EPP+ECP
>which is right for bi-directional operations. And, Win
98 SE
>recognizes this and the HP Toolbox works as expected.
>
>But, in Win XP, when I go to Control Panel>Printers and
check
>the Properties for my HP 1220C on LPT1, the check box
for bi-
>direction communication is greyed out and cannot be
selected.
>
>I have also checked System>Device Manager, which reports
my
>parallel port is running fine.
>
>I do not understand why Win 98 recognizes my parallel
port as
>bi-directional and Win XP does not. And, I don't know
what to
>do to fix this. I can find no errors anywhere in Win XP,
I
>just can un-grey the checkbox I need to turn on bi-
>directional printing.
>
>Any assistance would be appreciated.
>
> -- Jerry Rivers
>.
>
I don't wish to teach you to suck eggs, but have you
downloaded the latest drivers for XP from your print
manufacturer. They must be digitally signed for them to
work within XP.
>-----Original Message-----
>I have a dual-boot system with Win 98 SE and a clean
install
>of Win XP Pro. I have an HP 1220C inkjet printer which
prints
>just fine on both 98 and XP but I cannot get
the "toolbox"
>utility software that comes with the printer to work
with XP.
>
>The HP Toolbox, among other things, interrogates my
printer
>and reports how much ink is left in the cartidges, which
is
>very useful.
>
>But, in Win XP, the Toolbox says it cannot monitor LPT1
>because it is not bi-directional.
>
>The first thing I checked was my BIOS. LPT1 is set to
EPP+ECP
>which is right for bi-directional operations. And, Win
98 SE
>recognizes this and the HP Toolbox works as expected.
>
>But, in Win XP, when I go to Control Panel>Printers and
check
>the Properties for my HP 1220C on LPT1, the check box
for bi-
>direction communication is greyed out and cannot be
selected.
>
>I have also checked System>Device Manager, which reports
my
>parallel port is running fine.
>
>I do not understand why Win 98 recognizes my parallel
port as
>bi-directional and Win XP does not. And, I don't know
what to
>do to fix this. I can find no errors anywhere in Win XP,
I
>just can un-grey the checkbox I need to turn on bi-
>directional printing.
>
>Any assistance would be appreciated.
>
> -- Jerry Rivers
>.
>