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From: currier@duke.cs.duke.edu ( DCAC Network Comm. Specialist)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Panasonic KX-P1124
Keywords: help
Message-ID: <655752255@romeo.cs.duke.edu>
Date: 12 Oct 90 17:24:16 GMT
Organization: Duke University Computer Science Dept.; Durham, N.C.
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Greetings;

I am having a slight problem with my new Panasonic KX-P1124, and
am wondering if anyone else has seen this...Brought the printer home
last nite and connected it to my Austin 386-25. It self-tested fine.
Popped into the control panel and installed the driver for the Epson
LQ-2500 (which the Panasonic emulates). That went fine. Loaded Word for
Windows and started printing a document. It died in the middle of the
document, and complained about LPT1 being broken. After some
debugging, I determined that I could print fine via DOS, but trying
to print from within Windows did not work. I deleted the printer, and
when I tried re-installing it, Windows complained that the driver file
was corrupt. I brought the disk with the driver on it to work, and installed
it on my Toshiba T-5200. It installed without a hitch. ???!!!!

Again, I can print via DOS, so I know the printer is fine. But, within Windows,
nuttin happens! Can't print from Windows apps, or from the File Manager.

I am considering going home tonite and re-installing Windows, but would like
to avoid this if possible. I did select the right driver, installed it on
the right port, made the printer active, etc etc etc, but no go.
I also tried installing the IBM Proprinter driver, since the Panasonic
will emulate that too, just to see if the Epson file was the culprit. Would
not print from the IBM mode either...I then tried the generic text driver.
Still no go.


HELP!


Thanks,

Bob Currier
Duke University
Network Communications

rdc@bobsun.ac.duke.edu