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net use lpt1
Name: Arnold F Date: June 29, 2008 at 14:18:24 Pacific OS: vista CPU/Ram: 3 gb
Comment:
I have been trying net use lpt1: \\computer\printer to redirect my DOS app to my USB printer. I do not have a parallel port. Sometimes (sometimes not)I can print from the command line (e.g. DIR > LPT1:) of the DOS window but never from my app. net use lpt1: has always worked in XP etc.
I'm not running Vista and I well know the way you use to redirect a LPT port to USB.
So, please, how are you running your legacy application under Vista? As I assumed Vista doesn't allow any more 16 bit applications but inside a Virtual Machine. In Xp on the contrary they are handled by the command prompt via NTVDM integrated emulator.
Your info may help to look more accurately at your issue.
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Response Number 4
Name: Arnold F Date: July 2, 2008 at 18:27:20 Pacific
Reply:
I am not doing anything special. I am running 32 bit Vista and my app (written in MS Quickbasic) runs perfectly in a Vista DOS Window except for the redirecting LPT1 problem.
Arnold F
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Response Number 5
Name: G-Norman Date: August 27, 2008 at 17:56:06 Pacific
Reply:
Arnold, that's a known problem for DOS programs running on Vista (and yes, Vista 32, unlike 64, still allows running DOS programs) You may want to have a look at Printfil to capture and redirect your DOS print jobs in Vista. More info and a free trial version is available at http://www.printfil.com
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