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Windows Server Forum / Windows 2000 / Setup / June 2008DOS print to default printer?
We have a "default" printer created (Lexmark) which works properly from Windows applications. The printer is connected via the parallel port LPT1. We have one legacy DOS application that works properly, but the print output doesn't seem to get directed to the default printer; it just disappears somewhere. "dir > lpt1" at the command prompt illustrates the problem, as no directly listing goes to the printer, nor does any print job spool even briefly. Is something special required to print DOS jobs in Windows 2000 please, and if so, what is it? Thanks for your help. Try sharing out the printer then from the command line net use lpt1 \\computername\Lexmark /persistent:yes  SignatureRegards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect > We have a "default" printer created (Lexmark) which works properly from > Windows applications. The printer is connected via the parallel port LPT1. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Thanks for your help. hi, I have a windows 2000 dos box that is running an application that will only print to lpt1 i have fitted a usb printer and now want to redirect lpt1 to usb. I've tried the "net use" command but my printer ejects blank paper sheets only. Сan anyone recommend an util or a way to do this? What procedures/commands did you run? SignatureRegards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect hi, I have a windows 2000 dos box that is running an application that will only print to lpt1 i have fitted a usb printer and now want to redirect lpt1 to usb. I've tried the "net use" command but my printer ejects blank paper sheets only. Сan anyone recommend an util or a way to do this? I used command "net use lpt1 \\MORISINI\CANON4200 /persistent:yes" same as you recommended. When I print reports from the DOS program my Canon ejects blank pages. Other windows applications print documents without problem. > What procedures/commands did you run? Try sending a text file to the printer from command line. print /d:lpt1 C:\myfile.txt SignatureRegards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect I used command "net use lpt1 \\MORISINI\CANON4200 /persistent:yes" same as you recommended. When I print reports from the DOS program my Canon ejects blank pages. Other windows applications print documents without problem. The same problem is here. Blank page has been ejected only. > Try sending a text file to the printer from command line. > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > When I print reports from the DOS program my Canon ejects blank pages. > Other windows applications print documents without problem. I'd asked local Canon support service about DOS drivers for my printer but they claimed Canon4200 cannot print text and there are no DOS drivers at all ;( I was suggested to search third-party drivers for printing from dos. I'll try to look around tomorrow. > The same problem is here. Blank page has been ejected only. Yes, I suspected something like that. SignatureRegards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect > I'd asked local Canon support service about DOS drivers for my printer > but they claimed Canon4200 cannot print text and there are no DOS [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >> The same problem is here. Blank page has been ejected only. Hi, I googled yesterday and found my problem is a common known incompatibility between modern printers and antique DOS programs. I got several articles cover this question. It appears there are several third-party software utilities which announce DOS program printing support (printfil, dosprn, dosprint etc) I tried them and I am not to be particularly enthusiastic. One of them print text files only, another did nothing at me, next printed corectly text part of my document but garbage instead of a chart. At last I choose a dosprn (http://www.dosprn.com) utility for me. It printed my text and charts more or less correctly and it is the most inexpensive between competitors. Unfortunately dosprn has no own 'print preview' feature but in the final analysis I don't need in such option utterly. > Yes, I suspected something like that. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I was suggested to search third-party drivers for printing from dos. > > I'll try to look around tomorrow. Good to hear you found some sort of work-around. SignatureRegards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > 'print preview' feature but in the final analysis I don't need in such > option utterly. |
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