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From: PDS2@psuvm.psu.edu (Paul D. Shan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: windows print thru BIOS ??
Message-ID: <91177.081758PDS2@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 26 Jun 91 12:17:58 GMT
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MS Windows talks directly to the parallel port if you have your device
connected to "LPT1:" or "LPT2:" in an attempt to speed up printing.  This
doesn't usually work if you have print redirection software, or network
redirection (I had this problem).  the solution is simple.  Edit your WIN.INI
file and add "LPT1.XXX=" to your [ports] section.  Then get into Windows and
connect your printer in the Control Panel to "LPT1.XXX."  Windows will think
it's printing to a file, thus using the BIOS.  When the BIOS sees LPT1, it will
then send the output to the redirected LPT1 port, and not a file.

This should work....it did for me.

Have fun!

Paul D. Shan
Microcomputer and Personal Workstation Support
Center for Academic Computing
12 Willard Building
University Park, PA  16802
(814) 863-4356
PDS2@PSUVM.psu.edu