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Name: Darren
Date: September 24, 2000 at 19:58:30 Pacific
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Need some asiistance, trying to print to a usb printer from a dos program. i.e. can only select lpt1,2,3 or 4.

Is there a way around or a util that may capture the port ???

Really appreciate any assistance :)



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Name: JR
Date: September 25, 2000 at 02:59:05 Pacific
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You would need a USB driver for DOS and a way to map it to LPT. I have never seen a USB driver for DOS, though, so I whink you can as well give up. Connect your printer to the LPT port instead (or; you should have bought a printer that could connect to the LPT port if you wanted to use it in DOS)


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Name: Invincible1
Date: December 17, 2000 at 13:39:35 Pacific
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Hello Darren,

I have the same problem. I think there might be an solution: If you have a network installed you could share the printer in windows (e.g. "Netprint") and create some kind of subst (net use LPT1: \\hostname\netprint) in dosbox to make your usb printer available under dosbox.

No way in "Real DOS" just for the boxxed ver. If you donīt have a network the net and share command are not available. There is an loopback network adapter in NT4/2K but just canīt find one in W9x/ME..

Does someone know where to find a loopback driver for W98/ME??


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