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Re: printing out of DOS in WIN95
From:
Earl Truss <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 24 Dec 1998 12:22:01 -0600
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At 10:11 AM 12/23/98 -0600, you wrote:
>I have a bunch of old DOS programs I still like (face it, I still write
>'em). Since I went to WIN95 I canno longer send stuff to the printer
>from these little apps. The printer does not complain, but nothing comes
>out either.
>It probably does not help that the printer is on a network (ethernet).

You need to go to printer properties and set up a "capture port".  This
will tell Windows where to direct the stuff that DOS programs think they
are sending to the LPT1 port.  This will set up a logical connection
between the LPT1 port and the printer address on the network.

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