Security block on LPT1

[Tom]

A customer has a DOS application that runs their business
and it uses one of those blocks that attaches to a printer
port. Anyway, I'm trying to being them into the current
age. This application works fine (reading the block) when
running under Windows 98. But, I'd like to get them up to
Win 2000 or better yet, Win XP pro.

So far I have not been able to figure out how to get this
to work. I just get messages indicating that the block
can't be found. The port is standard LPT1 (int 7 and 378).
Is there a trick under Win XP pro to let this application
talk to the port directly??

Tom

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Tom;
You probably need to contact the manufacturer to see if there are
updates to make it compatible with Windows XP.

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"Tom" > wrote in message
...
> A customer has a DOS application that runs their business
> and it uses one of those blocks that attaches to a printer
> port. Anyway, I'm trying to being them into the current
> age. This application works fine (reading the block) when
> running under Windows 98. But, I'd like to get them up to
> Win 2000 or better yet, Win XP pro.
>
> So far I have not been able to figure out how to get this
> to work. I just get messages indicating that the block
> can't be found. The port is standard LPT1 (int 7 and 378).
> Is there a trick under Win XP pro to let this application
> talk to the port directly??
>
> Tom

[Tom]

Ugh, not exactly what I wanted to hear... But, of course
it's not a total suprise!

Anyone have any other (easier) ideas??

Thanks for your help, Tom


>-----Original Message-----
>Tom;
>You probably need to contact the manufacturer to see if
there are
>updates to make it compatible with Windows XP.
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/se
tup.asp
>Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
>
>
>"Tom" > wrote in message
...
>> A customer has a DOS application that runs their
business
>> and it uses one of those blocks that attaches to a
printer
>> port. Anyway, I'm trying to being them into the current
>> age. This application works fine (reading the block)
when
>> running under Windows 98. But, I'd like to get them up
to
>> Win 2000 or better yet, Win XP pro.
>>
>> So far I have not been able to figure out how to get
this
>> to work. I just get messages indicating that the block
>> can't be found. The port is standard LPT1 (int 7 and
378).
>> Is there a trick under Win XP pro to let this
application
>> talk to the port directly??
>>
>> Tom
>
>
>.
>