Subj : Problems with printers in Windows 2000
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Steven Horn
Date : Wed Jul 04 2001 01:51 pm

Sean Dennis (1:115/776) wrote to All at 11:15 on 01 Jul 2001:

 SD> I have a problem with the printers in Windows 2000 and GoldEd+.  I
 SD> am running the BBS on a different machine (Morgan) over my LAN and
 SD> running GoldEd+ off of this machine (Shelby).  When I try to print
 SD> something from GoldEd+, no matter what I do, it prints out on the
 SD> HP DeskJet that is attached to Shelby, not to the dot matrix
 SD> printer on Morgan.

 SD> I try to assign the dot matrix a port, but Windows 2000 refuses to
 SD> let me. Since I put the keyword of PRINTDEVICE LPT1: in GoldEd+,
 SD> it's still printing merrily away on the HP.

 SD> I didn't have this problem with any other version of Windows and
 SD> I'm wondering if anyone can help.

Are the print drivers for the dot matrix installed on Shelby?  Is the dot 
matrix printer recognized as a shared resource in Shelby's My Computer or 
Shelby's Control Panel/Printers?

Take care,

Steven Horn (shorn@yknet.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT and CAN_SYSLAW 
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