OT: Printing from DOS to USB Printer

A client of mine is running Win98 and also using a DOS program.
This program prints directly to an LPT port but will not print to his new
USB printer (which works fine in windows).
I have not come accross this situation before, so I'm really stumped about
how to get DOS to recognise that the USB port contains the printer.
Anyone have any ideas about how to make it print from DOS to USB when
running the program from Windows?

Many Thanks.

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Darth 2000

"Darth 2000" <hasan_at_letter_u_letter_h.com.au> wrote in message
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> A client of mine is running Win98 and also using a DOS program.
> This program prints directly to an LPT port but will not print to his new
> USB printer (which works fine in windows).
> I have not come accross this situation before, so I'm really stumped about
> how to get DOS to recognise that the USB port contains the printer.
> Anyone have any ideas about how to make it print from DOS to USB when
> running the program from Windows?
>

Print to file, then dump to printer from within windows ?

Andy Foster

tks. i'll give it a try when i'm in his office again.

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> "Darth 2000" <hasan_at_letter_u_letter_h.com.au> wrote in message
> news:%23G$...
> > A client of mine is running Win98 and also using a DOS program.
> > This program prints directly to an LPT port but will not print to his
new
> > USB printer (which works fine in windows).
> > I have not come accross this situation before, so I'm really stumped
about
> > how to get DOS to recognise that the USB port contains the printer.
> > Anyone have any ideas about how to make it print from DOS to USB when
> > running the program from Windows?
> >
>
> Print to file, then dump to printer from within windows ?
>
>

Darth 2000

I know this works in 2k, not sure what the commands are in 98 (probably
similar

share the printer then do a NET USE LPT1 \\computername\printer name, I'd
put it in the autoexec.bat so it always starts with the redirect. messy but
as I say does work in 2k.

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I know this works in 2k, not sure what the commands are in 98 (probabl
similar :-

share the printer then do a NET USE LPT1 \\computername\printer name, I'
put it in the autoexec.bat so it always starts with the redirect. messy bu
as I say does work in 2k

Yep, net use lpt1: \\servername\printer_share /persistent:ye

BU

None of these suggestions work with DOS printing to USB printers

The problem lies with the fact that there is no 16 bit DOS print driver

You know the bit where the wizard asks
"Do you want to be able to print from your DOS based programs"

The wizard does not ask that with USB printers

This fact is even stated on the boxes of most USB printers

AS far as I know, there is no knowledge base article relating to this proble
Anybody know any different to me?

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