DOS printing still broke

Yes, I checked out his site. It is a locally connected printer, via
plain old lpt1. As he says, I should have to do nothing. It should just
work (as it has for years). Nothing to pool, just one printer connected
to the computer, so can't do the second approach. Local, not networked,
so "Net use lpt1 ..." does not work--even tried it == goofy results.

Sooo, tried upgrading the printer driver. Did not work. Deleted printer
from Printers and Faxes folder. While trying to reinstall, Windows
"Found new hardware" and setup the driver right away. Still does not
work.

Also, I cannot print from either cmd prompt or command.com prompt by
copying to printer. I.e., "copy filename.txt prn". On another WinXP
machine this does work. So I don't think it is simply a problem with the
DOS ap. It is a problem with Windows itself.

So I'm baffled. Where to go from here?

David F.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Have you gone through Bruce Sanderson's page
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in
message
...
Printing from a DOS ap just quit working. Windows aps print fine. I
tried
to
copy a text file to the printer from a command prompt, i.e., "copy
textfile.txt prn" Nothing happened, nothing spooled. I had the
printer
folder open to see if anything qued.

Possibly some kind of DOS printing sub-system broke? Please advise.
Thanks,
David

What is the LPT setting in the BIOS?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David F" wrote in message
news:fTgYb.334289$xy6.1667133@attbi_s02...
Yes, I checked out his site. It is a locally connected printer, via
plain old lpt1. As he says, I should have to do nothing. It should just
work (as it has for years). Nothing to pool, just one printer connected
to the computer, so can't do the second approach. Local, not networked,
so "Net use lpt1 ..." does not work--even tried it == goofy results.

Sooo, tried upgrading the printer driver. Did not work. Deleted printer
from Printers and Faxes folder. While trying to reinstall, Windows
"Found new hardware" and setup the driver right away. Still does not
work.

Also, I cannot print from either cmd prompt or command.com prompt by
copying to printer. I.e., "copy filename.txt prn". On another WinXP
machine this does work. So I don't think it is simply a problem with the
DOS ap. It is a problem with Windows itself.

So I'm baffled. Where to go from here?

David F.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Have you gone through Bruce Sanderson's page
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in
message
...
Printing from a DOS ap just quit working. Windows aps print fine. I
tried
to
copy a text file to the printer from a command prompt, i.e., "copy
textfile.txt prn" Nothing happened, nothing spooled. I had the
printer
folder open to see if anything qued.

Possibly some kind of DOS printing sub-system broke? Please advise.
Thanks,
David

David,

Yes, I checked out his site. It is a locally connected printer, via
plain old lpt1. As he says, I should have to do nothing.
...
So I'm baffled. Where to go from here?

Printfil can solve your problem (but it is a commercial software).

Regards,
Davide (Guolo - Printfil author)
---------------------------------------------------
Printfil - Windows Printing System for Applications
http://www.guolo.com/printfil
---------------------------------------------------

Computer management/Device Manager/Ports/ECP Printer Port(LPT1):
General tab: Enabled
Port settings tab: Never use an interupt is checked; Enable legacy plug and
play detection--Not checked; LPT port number: LPT1
Driver tab: version 5.1.2600.0 Dig sign: MS WinWP Publisher
Resources tab: I/O range: 0378-037F; I/O range: 0778-077F

Thanks, David

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
What is the LPT setting in the BIOS?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David F" wrote in message
news:fTgYb.334289$xy6.1667133@attbi_s02...
Yes, I checked out his site. It is a locally connected printer, via
plain old lpt1. As he says, I should have to do nothing. It should just
work (as it has for years). Nothing to pool, just one printer connected
to the computer, so can't do the second approach. Local, not networked,
so "Net use lpt1 ..." does not work--even tried it == goofy results.

Sooo, tried upgrading the printer driver. Did not work. Deleted printer
from Printers and Faxes folder. While trying to reinstall, Windows
"Found new hardware" and setup the driver right away. Still does not
work.

Also, I cannot print from either cmd prompt or command.com prompt by
copying to printer. I.e., "copy filename.txt prn". On another WinXP
machine this does work. So I don't think it is simply a problem with the
DOS ap. It is a problem with Windows itself.

So I'm baffled. Where to go from here?

David F.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Have you gone through Bruce Sanderson's page
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in
message
...
Printing from a DOS ap just quit working. Windows aps print fine. I
tried
to
copy a text file to the printer from a command prompt, i.e., "copy
textfile.txt prn" Nothing happened, nothing spooled. I had the
printer
folder open to see if anything qued.

Possibly some kind of DOS printing sub-system broke? Please advise.
Thanks,
David

The settings are identical to a Win2K Pro box in another office. It prints the
same ap just fine. It seems something is broken under the hood. There must be
a way to remove and replace the components of the driver, unless it is a
registry issue. Maybe it takes an expensive call to MS?

David F.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
What is the LPT setting in the BIOS?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David F" wrote in message
news:fTgYb.334289$xy6.1667133@attbi_s02...
Yes, I checked out his site. It is a locally connected printer, via
plain old lpt1. As he says, I should have to do nothing. It should just
work (as it has for years). Nothing to pool, just one printer connected
to the computer, so can't do the second approach. Local, not networked,
so "Net use lpt1 ..." does not work--even tried it == goofy results.

Sooo, tried upgrading the printer driver. Did not work. Deleted printer
from Printers and Faxes folder. While trying to reinstall, Windows
"Found new hardware" and setup the driver right away. Still does not
work.

Also, I cannot print from either cmd prompt or command.com prompt by
copying to printer. I.e., "copy filename.txt prn". On another WinXP
machine this does work. So I don't think it is simply a problem with the
DOS ap. It is a problem with Windows itself.

So I'm baffled. Where to go from here?

David F.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Have you gone through Bruce Sanderson's page
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in
message
...
Printing from a DOS ap just quit working. Windows aps print fine. I
tried
to
copy a text file to the printer from a command prompt, i.e., "copy
textfile.txt prn" Nothing happened, nothing spooled. I had the
printer
folder open to see if anything qued.

Possibly some kind of DOS printing sub-system broke? Please advise.
Thanks,
David

You need to check the LPT setting in the BIOS! Read your PC manual for
details of how to enter the BIOS on your particular PC. It's a keypress on
startup, but exactly which key to press varies from PC to PC.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in message
...
Computer management/Device Manager/Ports/ECP Printer Port(LPT1):
General tab: Enabled
Port settings tab: Never use an interupt is checked; Enable legacy plug
and
play detection--Not checked; LPT port number: LPT1
Driver tab: version 5.1.2600.0 Dig sign: MS WinWP Publisher
Resources tab: I/O range: 0378-037F; I/O range: 0778-077F

Thanks, David

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
What is the LPT setting in the BIOS?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David F" wrote in message
news:fTgYb.334289$xy6.1667133@attbi_s02...
Yes, I checked out his site. It is a locally connected printer, via
plain old lpt1. As he says, I should have to do nothing. It should just
work (as it has for years). Nothing to pool, just one printer connected
to the computer, so can't do the second approach. Local, not networked,
so "Net use lpt1 ..." does not work--even tried it == goofy results.

Sooo, tried upgrading the printer driver. Did not work. Deleted printer
from Printers and Faxes folder. While trying to reinstall, Windows
"Found new hardware" and setup the driver right away. Still does not
work.

Also, I cannot print from either cmd prompt or command.com prompt by
copying to printer. I.e., "copy filename.txt prn". On another WinXP
machine this does work. So I don't think it is simply a problem with
the
DOS ap. It is a problem with Windows itself.

So I'm baffled. Where to go from here?

David F.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Have you gone through Bruce Sanderson's page
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in
message
...
Printing from a DOS ap just quit working. Windows aps print fine. I
tried
to
copy a text file to the printer from a command prompt, i.e., "copy
textfile.txt prn" Nothing happened, nothing spooled. I had the
printer
folder open to see if anything qued.

Possibly some kind of DOS printing sub-system broke? Please advise.
Thanks,
David

Duh! In the BIOS, yeah, right... (Dell Optiplex, press F2 at boot)
Mode: PS/2
I/O address: 378h
Changed it, then back again, saved, booted, tried to print again = same
results: Nothing prints

Booted from a floppy disk to DOS 5, copied a file to printer:
"Copy 'filename.ext' prn" = it printed, so its not a hardware or BIOS issue
Can't do that from either a command.com or cmd.exe prompt

Thanks,
Still hoping to avoid an OS reinstall David


"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
You need to check the LPT setting in the BIOS! Read your PC manual for
details of how to enter the BIOS on your particular PC. It's a keypress on
startup, but exactly which key to press varies from PC to PC.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in message
...
Computer management/Device Manager/Ports/ECP Printer Port(LPT1):
General tab: Enabled
Port settings tab: Never use an interupt is checked; Enable legacy plug
and
play detection--Not checked; LPT port number: LPT1
Driver tab: version 5.1.2600.0 Dig sign: MS WinWP Publisher
Resources tab: I/O range: 0378-037F; I/O range: 0778-077F

Thanks, David

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
What is the LPT setting in the BIOS?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David F" wrote in message
news:fTgYb.334289$xy6.1667133@attbi_s02...
Yes, I checked out his site. It is a locally connected printer, via
plain old lpt1. As he says, I should have to do nothing. It should just
work (as it has for years). Nothing to pool, just one printer connected
to the computer, so can't do the second approach. Local, not networked,
so "Net use lpt1 ..." does not work--even tried it == goofy results.

Sooo, tried upgrading the printer driver. Did not work. Deleted printer
from Printers and Faxes folder. While trying to reinstall, Windows
"Found new hardware" and setup the driver right away. Still does not
work.

Also, I cannot print from either cmd prompt or command.com prompt by
copying to printer. I.e., "copy filename.txt prn". On another WinXP
machine this does work. So I don't think it is simply a problem with
the
DOS ap. It is a problem with Windows itself.

So I'm baffled. Where to go from here?

David F.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Have you gone through Bruce Sanderson's page
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in
message
...
Printing from a DOS ap just quit working. Windows aps print fine. I
tried
to
copy a text file to the printer from a command prompt, i.e., "copy
textfile.txt prn" Nothing happened, nothing spooled. I had the
printer
folder open to see if anything qued.

Possibly some kind of DOS printing sub-system broke? Please advise.
Thanks,
David

PS/2.... er, that's normally a mouse port.

Not LPT?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in message
...
Duh! In the BIOS, yeah, right... (Dell Optiplex, press F2 at boot)
Mode: PS/2
I/O address: 378h
Changed it, then back again, saved, booted, tried to print again = same
results: Nothing prints

Booted from a floppy disk to DOS 5, copied a file to printer:
"Copy 'filename.ext' prn" = it printed, so its not a hardware or BIOS
issue
Can't do that from either a command.com or cmd.exe prompt

Thanks,
Still hoping to avoid an OS reinstall David


"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
You need to check the LPT setting in the BIOS! Read your PC manual for
details of how to enter the BIOS on your particular PC. It's a keypress
on
startup, but exactly which key to press varies from PC to PC.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in message
...
Computer management/Device Manager/Ports/ECP Printer Port(LPT1):
General tab: Enabled
Port settings tab: Never use an interupt is checked; Enable legacy
plug
and
play detection--Not checked; LPT port number: LPT1
Driver tab: version 5.1.2600.0 Dig sign: MS WinWP Publisher
Resources tab: I/O range: 0378-037F; I/O range: 0778-077F

Thanks, David

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
What is the LPT setting in the BIOS?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David F" wrote in message
news:fTgYb.334289$xy6.1667133@attbi_s02...
Yes, I checked out his site. It is a locally connected printer, via
plain old lpt1. As he says, I should have to do nothing. It should
just
work (as it has for years). Nothing to pool, just one printer
connected
to the computer, so can't do the second approach. Local, not
networked,
so "Net use lpt1 ..." does not work--even tried it == goofy
results.

Sooo, tried upgrading the printer driver. Did not work. Deleted
printer
from Printers and Faxes folder. While trying to reinstall, Windows
"Found new hardware" and setup the driver right away. Still does not
work.

Also, I cannot print from either cmd prompt or command.com prompt by
copying to printer. I.e., "copy filename.txt prn". On another WinXP
machine this does work. So I don't think it is simply a problem with
the
DOS ap. It is a problem with Windows itself.

So I'm baffled. Where to go from here?

David F.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Have you gone through Bruce Sanderson's page
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in
message
...
Printing from a DOS ap just quit working. Windows aps print fine.
I
tried
to
copy a text file to the printer from a command prompt, i.e.,
"copy
textfile.txt prn" Nothing happened, nothing spooled. I had the
printer
folder open to see if anything qued.

Possibly some kind of DOS printing sub-system broke? Please
advise.
Thanks,
David

PS/2.... er, that's normally a mouse port.

Not LPT?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in message
...
Duh! In the BIOS, yeah, right... (Dell Optiplex, press F2 at boot)
Mode: PS/2
I/O address: 378h
Changed it, then back again, saved, booted, tried to print again = same
results: Nothing prints

Booted from a floppy disk to DOS 5, copied a file to printer:
"Copy 'filename.ext' prn" = it printed, so its not a hardware or BIOS
issue
Can't do that from either a command.com or cmd.exe prompt

Thanks,
Still hoping to avoid an OS reinstall David


"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
You need to check the LPT setting in the BIOS! Read your PC manual for
details of how to enter the BIOS on your particular PC. It's a keypress
on
startup, but exactly which key to press varies from PC to PC.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in message
...
Computer management/Device Manager/Ports/ECP Printer Port(LPT1):
General tab: Enabled
Port settings tab: Never use an interupt is checked; Enable legacy
plug
and
play detection--Not checked; LPT port number: LPT1
Driver tab: version 5.1.2600.0 Dig sign: MS WinWP Publisher
Resources tab: I/O range: 0378-037F; I/O range: 0778-077F

Thanks, David

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
What is the LPT setting in the BIOS?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David F" wrote in message
news:fTgYb.334289$xy6.1667133@attbi_s02...
Yes, I checked out his site. It is a locally connected printer, via
plain old lpt1. As he says, I should have to do nothing. It should
just
work (as it has for years). Nothing to pool, just one printer
connected
to the computer, so can't do the second approach. Local, not
networked,
so "Net use lpt1 ..." does not work--even tried it == goofy
results.

Sooo, tried upgrading the printer driver. Did not work. Deleted
printer
from Printers and Faxes folder. While trying to reinstall, Windows
"Found new hardware" and setup the driver right away. Still does not
work.

Also, I cannot print from either cmd prompt or command.com prompt by
copying to printer. I.e., "copy filename.txt prn". On another WinXP
machine this does work. So I don't think it is simply a problem with
the
DOS ap. It is a problem with Windows itself.

So I'm baffled. Where to go from here?

David F.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Have you gone through Bruce Sanderson's page
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in
message
...
Printing from a DOS ap just quit working. Windows aps print fine.
I
tried
to
copy a text file to the printer from a command prompt, i.e.,
"copy
textfile.txt prn" Nothing happened, nothing spooled. I had the
printer
folder open to see if anything qued.

Possibly some kind of DOS printing sub-system broke? Please
advise.
Thanks,
David

PS/2.... er, that's normally a mouse port.

Not LPT?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in message
...
Duh! In the BIOS, yeah, right... (Dell Optiplex, press F2 at boot)
Mode: PS/2
I/O address: 378h
Changed it, then back again, saved, booted, tried to print again = same
results: Nothing prints

Booted from a floppy disk to DOS 5, copied a file to printer:
"Copy 'filename.ext' prn" = it printed, so its not a hardware or BIOS
issue
Can't do that from either a command.com or cmd.exe prompt

Thanks,
Still hoping to avoid an OS reinstall David


"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
You need to check the LPT setting in the BIOS! Read your PC manual for
details of how to enter the BIOS on your particular PC. It's a keypress
on
startup, but exactly which key to press varies from PC to PC.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in message
...
Computer management/Device Manager/Ports/ECP Printer Port(LPT1):
General tab: Enabled
Port settings tab: Never use an interupt is checked; Enable legacy
plug
and
play detection--Not checked; LPT port number: LPT1
Driver tab: version 5.1.2600.0 Dig sign: MS WinWP Publisher
Resources tab: I/O range: 0378-037F; I/O range: 0778-077F

Thanks, David

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
What is the LPT setting in the BIOS?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David F" wrote in message
news:fTgYb.334289$xy6.1667133@attbi_s02...
Yes, I checked out his site. It is a locally connected printer, via
plain old lpt1. As he says, I should have to do nothing. It should
just
work (as it has for years). Nothing to pool, just one printer
connected
to the computer, so can't do the second approach. Local, not
networked,
so "Net use lpt1 ..." does not work--even tried it == goofy
results.

Sooo, tried upgrading the printer driver. Did not work. Deleted
printer
from Printers and Faxes folder. While trying to reinstall, Windows
"Found new hardware" and setup the driver right away. Still does not
work.

Also, I cannot print from either cmd prompt or command.com prompt by
copying to printer. I.e., "copy filename.txt prn". On another WinXP
machine this does work. So I don't think it is simply a problem with
the
DOS ap. It is a problem with Windows itself.

So I'm baffled. Where to go from here?

David F.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Have you gone through Bruce Sanderson's page
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in
message
...
Printing from a DOS ap just quit working. Windows aps print fine.
I
tried
to
copy a text file to the printer from a command prompt, i.e.,
"copy
textfile.txt prn" Nothing happened, nothing spooled. I had the
printer
folder open to see if anything qued.

Possibly some kind of DOS printing sub-system broke? Please
advise.
Thanks,
David

PS/2.... er, that's normally a mouse port.

Not LPT?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in message
...
Duh! In the BIOS, yeah, right... (Dell Optiplex, press F2 at boot)
Mode: PS/2
I/O address: 378h
Changed it, then back again, saved, booted, tried to print again = same
results: Nothing prints

Booted from a floppy disk to DOS 5, copied a file to printer:
"Copy 'filename.ext' prn" = it printed, so its not a hardware or BIOS
issue
Can't do that from either a command.com or cmd.exe prompt

Thanks,
Still hoping to avoid an OS reinstall David


"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
You need to check the LPT setting in the BIOS! Read your PC manual for
details of how to enter the BIOS on your particular PC. It's a keypress
on
startup, but exactly which key to press varies from PC to PC.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in message
...
Computer management/Device Manager/Ports/ECP Printer Port(LPT1):
General tab: Enabled
Port settings tab: Never use an interupt is checked; Enable legacy
plug
and
play detection--Not checked; LPT port number: LPT1
Driver tab: version 5.1.2600.0 Dig sign: MS WinWP Publisher
Resources tab: I/O range: 0378-037F; I/O range: 0778-077F

Thanks, David

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
What is the LPT setting in the BIOS?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David F" wrote in message
news:fTgYb.334289$xy6.1667133@attbi_s02...
Yes, I checked out his site. It is a locally connected printer, via
plain old lpt1. As he says, I should have to do nothing. It should
just
work (as it has for years). Nothing to pool, just one printer
connected
to the computer, so can't do the second approach. Local, not
networked,
so "Net use lpt1 ..." does not work--even tried it == goofy
results.

Sooo, tried upgrading the printer driver. Did not work. Deleted
printer
from Printers and Faxes folder. While trying to reinstall, Windows
"Found new hardware" and setup the driver right away. Still does not
work.

Also, I cannot print from either cmd prompt or command.com prompt by
copying to printer. I.e., "copy filename.txt prn". On another WinXP
machine this does work. So I don't think it is simply a problem with
the
DOS ap. It is a problem with Windows itself.

So I'm baffled. Where to go from here?

David F.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Have you gone through Bruce Sanderson's page
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in
message
...
Printing from a DOS ap just quit working. Windows aps print fine.
I
tried
to
copy a text file to the printer from a command prompt, i.e.,
"copy
textfile.txt prn" Nothing happened, nothing spooled. I had the
printer
folder open to see if anything qued.

Possibly some kind of DOS printing sub-system broke? Please
advise.
Thanks,
David

PS/2.... er, that's normally a mouse port.

Not LPT?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in message
...
Duh! In the BIOS, yeah, right... (Dell Optiplex, press F2 at boot)
Mode: PS/2
I/O address: 378h
Changed it, then back again, saved, booted, tried to print again = same
results: Nothing prints

Booted from a floppy disk to DOS 5, copied a file to printer:
"Copy 'filename.ext' prn" = it printed, so its not a hardware or BIOS
issue
Can't do that from either a command.com or cmd.exe prompt

Thanks,
Still hoping to avoid an OS reinstall David


"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
You need to check the LPT setting in the BIOS! Read your PC manual for
details of how to enter the BIOS on your particular PC. It's a keypress
on
startup, but exactly which key to press varies from PC to PC.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in message
...
Computer management/Device Manager/Ports/ECP Printer Port(LPT1):
General tab: Enabled
Port settings tab: Never use an interupt is checked; Enable legacy
plug
and
play detection--Not checked; LPT port number: LPT1
Driver tab: version 5.1.2600.0 Dig sign: MS WinWP Publisher
Resources tab: I/O range: 0378-037F; I/O range: 0778-077F

Thanks, David

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
What is the LPT setting in the BIOS?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David F" wrote in message
news:fTgYb.334289$xy6.1667133@attbi_s02...
Yes, I checked out his site. It is a locally connected printer, via
plain old lpt1. As he says, I should have to do nothing. It should
just
work (as it has for years). Nothing to pool, just one printer
connected
to the computer, so can't do the second approach. Local, not
networked,
so "Net use lpt1 ..." does not work--even tried it == goofy
results.

Sooo, tried upgrading the printer driver. Did not work. Deleted
printer
from Printers and Faxes folder. While trying to reinstall, Windows
"Found new hardware" and setup the driver right away. Still does not
work.

Also, I cannot print from either cmd prompt or command.com prompt by
copying to printer. I.e., "copy filename.txt prn". On another WinXP
machine this does work. So I don't think it is simply a problem with
the
DOS ap. It is a problem with Windows itself.

So I'm baffled. Where to go from here?

David F.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Have you gone through Bruce Sanderson's page
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in
message
...
Printing from a DOS ap just quit working. Windows aps print fine.
I
tried
to
copy a text file to the printer from a command prompt, i.e.,
"copy
textfile.txt prn" Nothing happened, nothing spooled. I had the
printer
folder open to see if anything qued.

Possibly some kind of DOS printing sub-system broke? Please
advise.
Thanks,
David

BIOS/Integrated devices/Parallel port/(mode options=PS/2, AT,EPP,ECP)
Checked another machine, same config. Appears default Dell setting on this
model Optiplex.
Another tech mentioned could be trouble with 16 bit Windows subsystem. Is
there a way to replace this component w/o a complete reinstall?

Thanks,
David

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
PS/2.... er, that's normally a mouse port.

Not LPT?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in message
...
Duh! In the BIOS, yeah, right... (Dell Optiplex, press F2 at boot)
Mode: PS/2
I/O address: 378h
Changed it, then back again, saved, booted, tried to print again = same
results: Nothing prints

Booted from a floppy disk to DOS 5, copied a file to printer:
"Copy 'filename.ext' prn" = it printed, so its not a hardware or BIOS
issue
Can't do that from either a command.com or cmd.exe prompt

Thanks,
Still hoping to avoid an OS reinstall David


"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
You need to check the LPT setting in the BIOS! Read your PC manual for
details of how to enter the BIOS on your particular PC. It's a keypress
on
startup, but exactly which key to press varies from PC to PC.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in message
...
Computer management/Device Manager/Ports/ECP Printer Port(LPT1):
General tab: Enabled
Port settings tab: Never use an interupt is checked; Enable legacy
plug
and
play detection--Not checked; LPT port number: LPT1
Driver tab: version 5.1.2600.0 Dig sign: MS WinWP Publisher
Resources tab: I/O range: 0378-037F; I/O range: 0778-077F

Thanks, David

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
What is the LPT setting in the BIOS?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David F" wrote in message
news:fTgYb.334289$xy6.1667133@attbi_s02...
Yes, I checked out his site. It is a locally connected printer, via
plain old lpt1. As he says, I should have to do nothing. It should
just
work (as it has for years). Nothing to pool, just one printer
connected
to the computer, so can't do the second approach. Local, not
networked,
so "Net use lpt1 ..." does not work--even tried it == goofy
results.

Sooo, tried upgrading the printer driver. Did not work. Deleted
printer
from Printers and Faxes folder. While trying to reinstall, Windows
"Found new hardware" and setup the driver right away. Still does not
work.

Also, I cannot print from either cmd prompt or command.com prompt by
copying to printer. I.e., "copy filename.txt prn". On another WinXP
machine this does work. So I don't think it is simply a problem with
the
DOS ap. It is a problem with Windows itself.

So I'm baffled. Where to go from here?

David F.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Have you gone through Bruce Sanderson's page
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

Cari
www.coribright.com

"David Frohmader" wrote in
message
...
Printing from a DOS ap just quit working. Windows aps print fine.
I
tried
to
copy a text file to the printer from a command prompt, i.e.,
"copy
textfile.txt prn" Nothing happened, nothing spooled. I had the
printer
folder open to see if anything qued.

Possibly some kind of DOS printing sub-system broke? Please
advise.
Thanks,
David

Well, I finally discovered a solution for this problem, thanks to misc
people--MS Support and a friend. Since someone named Lanny emailed me for the
solution, I thought I would post it here. Maybe someone else will find the
answer by a google search.

Hi Lanny,
So how did I fix it? Ran chkdsk. It has worked fine ever since. Apparently
NTFS does not repair all clusters on the fly. Check kb to find out how. I did
it from the gui, from Explorer, right click drive C, then tools (maybe). It is
there. If I did it again, I would reboot and do it from a command prompt. Does
maybe F8 get you there when booting? Not sure. The gui approach does not tell
you what is going on. I assume the command prompt way works as in the olden
days.

After days of futility I called MS. Eventually we did this:
Delete the printer in the Printers and Faxes folder.
Right click My Computer, Manage, Select Device Manager, Expand Ports, delete
the printer port (right click, delete)
Reboot, Windows replaces LPT1, then adds the printer that was deleleted. MS
tech wanted me to change the Port Settings for LPT1. Right click, properties,
port settings tab.

Well, this worked for one day, then the problem came back. Running chkdsk has
resolved the problem permanently--at least so far.

Good luck,
David
-----Original Message-----
From: Lenny Wintfeld
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 1:22 PM
To: David Frohmader
Subject: DOS Printing


Hi

Been following your print problems on the newsgroup. When you get it
working please let me know. I have EXACTLY the same problem and don;t
want to waste peoples time on the windowsxp.print_fax newsgroup by
asking the same question again.

Regards & good luck
Lenny