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Normal user can't redirect LPT1:

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Name: Adam
Date: November 3, 2002 at 10:37:16 Pacific
Subject: Normal user can't redirect LPT1:
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: Pentium II / 256MB

Comment:

We're using Win2k/Active Directory, with Win98 currently, and upgrading to XP. We use a Windows app that still uses printers like a DOS app, so I need to be able to redirect the LPT1: port to a network printer. This works fine for Win98, but in WinXP, when the logon script executes, it says access denied, or asks for username/password. All users have permissions to use the printer, and it can be installed as a network printer through the printer wizard. Only administrator can redirect the port using:
net use lpt1: \\server\printer
I assume it's a rights issue to keep normal users from playing with hardware, unfortunately, it's keeping my logon script from redirecting their printer port. Any ideas?

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Response Number 1

Name: Helmo
Date: December 24, 2002 at 11:32:50 Pacific
Subject: Normal user can't redirect LPT1:

Reply: (edit)

This seems to be a bug in XP SP1.
It does not allow to map a port name that is localy in use.
There are two possible solutions:
1. disable lpt1 in the BIOS
2. use lpt2, which is not normally in use.

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