COPY [sample.txt] LPT1 stopped working

Tom Lavedas

02-25-2004, 01:23 PM

It appears someone has disconnected the default Windows
printer driver from the LPT1 port. Go to the
Start/Setting/Printers view, select the default printer,
right click and select Properties and move to the Port
tab. The checkbox for the LPT1 port needs to be selected
and the proper printer needs to be configured for that
port. My guess is one of these two conditions is not
correct.

Tom Lavedas
===========

>-----Original Message-----
>The basic DOS command of COPY (run from a command window)
>no longer works on a Win2k computer. We have one old DOS
>based program not fully phased out yet that still relies
>on DOS and need to print this way for a few months more.
>A test to see if a printing problem exists in the OS or
>the old software simply involves running the copy
command,
>such as: COPY [sample.txt] LPT1 from a C: prompt.
>
>Only on 1 Win2k machine is this a problem, and it used to
>work on this machine until recently. Any suggestions?
>
>
>
>
>.
>

Tom Lavedas

02-25-2004, 01:23 PM

02-25-2004, 08:18 PM

Tom,

The printer drivers appear to be working fine. In fact,
the printer on the lpt1 port works fine in all Windows
applications as a printer. The printer is an Epson Dot
Matrix and in the Windows envrironment any Windows based
application prints to it with no problems using either the
proper Epson drivers or even the "Generic /Text Only"
drivers that I just created for testing purposes.

The printing problem is only in one old Dos program (which
is going away in a few months) that ports directly to
lpt1. So, that is why I was trying the simple Dos
command "Copy" to try to send a simple text string to the
printer. The Copy command returns the usual "1 file(s)
copied", however the printer never receives the data. For
more testing, in Dos mode, I can even make a directory and
then even Copy my sample text file to the new directory,
so that's why I believe the issue is somehow in how the
Dos command that ports to lpt1 is the problem.

I would be willing to reload something to fix this if need
be, I just need it fixed.

Steve

>-----Original Message-----
>It appears someone has disconnected the default Windows
>printer driver from the LPT1 port. Go to the
>Start/Setting/Printers view, select the default printer,
>right click and select Properties and move to the Port
>tab. The checkbox for the LPT1 port needs to be selected
>and the proper printer needs to be configured for that
>port. My guess is one of these two conditions is not
>correct.
>
>Tom Lavedas
>===========
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>The basic DOS command of COPY (run from a command
window)
>>no longer works on a Win2k computer. We have one old DOS
>>based program not fully phased out yet that still relies
>>on DOS and need to print this way for a few months
more.
>>A test to see if a printing problem exists in the OS or
>>the old software simply involves running the copy
>command,
>>such as: COPY [sample.txt] LPT1 from a C: prompt.
>>
>>Only on 1 Win2k machine is this a problem, and it used
to
>>work on this machine until recently. Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

02-25-2004, 08:18 PM

Ed Siff

02-25-2004, 08:29 PM

Try this first

c:> net use lpt1: /delete

Ed

In article <179e01c3fbdc$7e8b9680$a401280a@phx.gbl>,
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Tom,
>
>The printer drivers appear to be working fine. In fact,
>the printer on the lpt1 port works fine in all Windows
>applications as a printer. The printer is an Epson Dot
>Matrix and in the Windows envrironment any Windows based
>application prints to it with no problems using either the
>proper Epson drivers or even the "Generic /Text Only"
>drivers that I just created for testing purposes.
>
>The printing problem is only in one old Dos program (which
>is going away in a few months) that ports directly to
>lpt1. So, that is why I was trying the simple Dos
>command "Copy" to try to send a simple text string to the
>printer. The Copy command returns the usual "1 file(s)
>copied", however the printer never receives the data. For
>more testing, in Dos mode, I can even make a directory and
>then even Copy my sample text file to the new directory,
>so that's why I believe the issue is somehow in how the
>Dos command that ports to lpt1 is the problem.
>
>I would be willing to reload something to fix this if need
>be, I just need it fixed.
>
>Steve
>
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>It appears someone has disconnected the default Windows
>>printer driver from the LPT1 port. Go to the
>>Start/Setting/Printers view, select the default printer,
>>right click and select Properties and move to the Port
>>tab. The checkbox for the LPT1 port needs to be selected
>>and the proper printer needs to be configured for that
>>port. My guess is one of these two conditions is not
>>correct.
>>
>>Tom Lavedas
>>===========
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>The basic DOS command of COPY (run from a command
>window)
>>>no longer works on a Win2k computer. We have one old DOS
>>>based program not fully phased out yet that still relies
>>>on DOS and need to print this way for a few months
>more.
>>>A test to see if a printing problem exists in the OS or
>>>the old software simply involves running the copy
>>command,
>>>such as: COPY [sample.txt] LPT1 from a C: prompt.
>>>
>>>Only on 1 Win2k machine is this a problem, and it used
>to
>>>work on this machine until recently. Any suggestions?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>

Ed Siff

02-25-2004, 08:29 PM

Steve_H

02-25-2004, 09:27 PM

Thanks Ed.

By the way, this is a command I'm not familiar with. What
does it do?

Steve

>-----Original Message-----
>Try this first
>
>c:> net use lpt1: /delete
>
>Ed
>
>In article <179e01c3fbdc$7e8b9680$a401280a@phx.gbl>,
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>Tom,
>>
>>The printer drivers appear to be working fine. In fact,
>>the printer on the lpt1 port works fine in all Windows
>>applications as a printer. The printer is an Epson Dot
>>Matrix and in the Windows envrironment any Windows based
>>application prints to it with no problems using either
the
>>proper Epson drivers or even the "Generic /Text Only"
>>drivers that I just created for testing purposes.
>>
>>The printing problem is only in one old Dos program
(which
>>is going away in a few months) that ports directly to
>>lpt1. So, that is why I was trying the simple Dos
>>command "Copy" to try to send a simple text string to
the
>>printer. The Copy command returns the usual "1 file(s)
>>copied", however the printer never receives the data.
For
>>more testing, in Dos mode, I can even make a directory
and
>>then even Copy my sample text file to the new directory,
>>so that's why I believe the issue is somehow in how the
>>Dos command that ports to lpt1 is the problem.
>>
>>I would be willing to reload something to fix this if
need
>>be, I just need it fixed.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>It appears someone has disconnected the default Windows
>>>printer driver from the LPT1 port. Go to the
>>>Start/Setting/Printers view, select the default
printer,
>>>right click and select Properties and move to the Port
>>>tab. The checkbox for the LPT1 port needs to be
selected
>>>and the proper printer needs to be configured for that
>>>port. My guess is one of these two conditions is not
>>>correct.
>>>
>>>Tom Lavedas
>>>===========
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>The basic DOS command of COPY (run from a command
>>window)
>>>>no longer works on a Win2k computer. We have one old
DOS
>>>>based program not fully phased out yet that still
relies
>>>>on DOS and need to print this way for a few months
>>more.
>>>>A test to see if a printing problem exists in the OS
or
>>>>the old software simply involves running the copy
>>>command,
>>>>such as: COPY [sample.txt] LPT1 from a C: prompt.
>>>>
>>>>Only on 1 Win2k machine is this a problem, and it used
>>to
>>>>work on this machine until recently. Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>>.
>>>
>.
>

Steve_H

02-25-2004, 09:27 PM

02-25-2004, 10:00 PM

When I entered "net use lpt1: /delete", I get "The network
connection could not be found".

I tried this command on both the affected computer and
mine (also a Win2k machine) and get the same response.

By the way, just for fun I entered "net use" on both the
computer with the problem and a working computer (mine!)
and I get a list of only the networked computers that are
mapped and no listing of any ports such as lpt1.

>-----Original Message-----
>Try this first
>
>c:> net use lpt1: /delete
>
>Ed
>
>In article <179e01c3fbdc$7e8b9680$a401280a@phx.gbl>,
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>Tom,
>>
>>The printer drivers appear to be working fine. In fact,
>>the printer on the lpt1 port works fine in all Windows
>>applications as a printer. The printer is an Epson Dot
>>Matrix and in the Windows envrironment any Windows based
>>application prints to it with no problems using either
the
>>proper Epson drivers or even the "Generic /Text Only"
>>drivers that I just created for testing purposes.
>>
>>The printing problem is only in one old Dos program
(which
>>is going away in a few months) that ports directly to
>>lpt1. So, that is why I was trying the simple Dos
>>command "Copy" to try to send a simple text string to
the
>>printer. The Copy command returns the usual "1 file(s)
>>copied", however the printer never receives the data.
For
>>more testing, in Dos mode, I can even make a directory
and
>>then even Copy my sample text file to the new directory,
>>so that's why I believe the issue is somehow in how the
>>Dos command that ports to lpt1 is the problem.
>>
>>I would be willing to reload something to fix this if
need
>>be, I just need it fixed.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>It appears someone has disconnected the default Windows
>>>printer driver from the LPT1 port. Go to the
>>>Start/Setting/Printers view, select the default
printer,
>>>right click and select Properties and move to the Port
>>>tab. The checkbox for the LPT1 port needs to be
selected
>>>and the proper printer needs to be configured for that
>>>port. My guess is one of these two conditions is not
>>>correct.
>>>
>>>Tom Lavedas
>>>===========
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>The basic DOS command of COPY (run from a command
>>window)
>>>>no longer works on a Win2k computer. We have one old
DOS
>>>>based program not fully phased out yet that still
relies
>>>>on DOS and need to print this way for a few months
>>more.
>>>>A test to see if a printing problem exists in the OS
or
>>>>the old software simply involves running the copy
>>>command,
>>>>such as: COPY [sample.txt] LPT1 from a C: prompt.
>>>>
>>>>Only on 1 Win2k machine is this a problem, and it used
>>to
>>>>work on this machine until recently. Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>>.
>>>
>.
>

02-25-2004, 10:00 PM

Al Dunbar [MS-MVP]

02-26-2004, 12:40 AM

"Steve_H" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:17b801c3fbe6$1b4b10a0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks Ed.
>
> By the way, this is a command I'm not familiar with. What
> does it do?

When in doubt, type the command with a "/?":

net /?
net use /?

/Al

>
> Steve
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Try this first
> >
> >c:> net use lpt1: /delete
> >
> >Ed
> >
> >In article <179e01c3fbdc$7e8b9680$a401280a@phx.gbl>,
> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>Tom,
> >>
> >>The printer drivers appear to be working fine. In fact,
> >>the printer on the lpt1 port works fine in all Windows
> >>applications as a printer. The printer is an Epson Dot
> >>Matrix and in the Windows envrironment any Windows based
> >>application prints to it with no problems using either
> the
> >>proper Epson drivers or even the "Generic /Text Only"
> >>drivers that I just created for testing purposes.
> >>
> >>The printing problem is only in one old Dos program
> (which
> >>is going away in a few months) that ports directly to
> >>lpt1. So, that is why I was trying the simple Dos
> >>command "Copy" to try to send a simple text string to
> the
> >>printer. The Copy command returns the usual "1 file(s)
> >>copied", however the printer never receives the data.
> For
> >>more testing, in Dos mode, I can even make a directory
> and
> >>then even Copy my sample text file to the new directory,
> >>so that's why I believe the issue is somehow in how the
> >>Dos command that ports to lpt1 is the problem.
> >>
> >>I would be willing to reload something to fix this if
> need
> >>be, I just need it fixed.
> >>
> >>Steve
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>It appears someone has disconnected the default Windows
> >>>printer driver from the LPT1 port. Go to the
> >>>Start/Setting/Printers view, select the default
> printer,
> >>>right click and select Properties and move to the Port
> >>>tab. The checkbox for the LPT1 port needs to be
> selected
> >>>and the proper printer needs to be configured for that
> >>>port. My guess is one of these two conditions is not
> >>>correct.
> >>>
> >>>Tom Lavedas
> >>>===========
> >>>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>The basic DOS command of COPY (run from a command
> >>window)
> >>>>no longer works on a Win2k computer. We have one old
> DOS
> >>>>based program not fully phased out yet that still
> relies
> >>>>on DOS and need to print this way for a few months
> >>more.
> >>>>A test to see if a printing problem exists in the OS
> or
> >>>>the old software simply involves running the copy
> >>>command,
> >>>>such as: COPY [sample.txt] LPT1 from a C: prompt.
> >>>>
> >>>>Only on 1 Win2k machine is this a problem, and it used
> >>to
> >>>>work on this machine until recently. Any suggestions?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>.
> >>>>
> >>>.
> >>>
> >.
> >

Al Dunbar [MS-MVP]

02-26-2004, 12:40 AM

David Wang [Msft]

02-26-2004, 06:37 PM

If you DO find yourself in the situation where a old program still needs to
be run and you cannot phase it out (for whatever reason), Microsoft Virtual
PC would be a good and inexpensive tool to do this. You simply image the
original program/OS into a Virtual PC's virtual hard drive, and then you
install and run Virtual PC on any modern, supported OS. This allows you to
run that virtual hard drive (with its OS and DOS program) as-is -- along
side your new OS and PC.

It's pretty amazing to see Win98, NT4, W2K, WXP, and WS03 all running at the
same time on the same physical machine...

--
//David
IIS
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
//
"St eve_H" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0df001c3fb30$1dbbba30$a301280a@phx.gbl...
The basic DOS command of COPY (run from a command window)
no longer works on a Win2k computer. We have one old DOS
based program not fully phased out yet that still relies
on DOS and need to print this way for a few months more.
A test to see if a printing problem exists in the OS or
the old software simply involves running the copy command,
such as: COPY [sample.txt] LPT1 from a C: prompt.

Only on 1 Win2k machine is this a problem, and it used to
work on this machine until recently. Any suggestions?

David Wang [Msft]

02-26-2004, 06:37 PM