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  Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
                  PD0495: PRINTFIX.COM FOR MS-DOS(R)
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                                                  Revision Date: 10/93
                                                       1 Disk Included

The following information applies to Microsoft MS-DOS, versions 4.0x,
5.0, 6.0, and 6.2.

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Introduction
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The disk included with this Application Note contains PRINTFIX.COM
(Printfix), a memory-resident utility for computers that encounter
printing errors with MS-DOS version 4.0, 4.01, 5.0, 6.0, or 6.2.
Printfix disables the extended error checking that these versions of
MS-DOS perform when printing to a parallel port. Extended error
checking needs to be disabled only if your computer's hardware does
not support the hardware checks MS-DOS is making. You should not
install Printfix if you aren't experiencing printing errors.

To Install PRINTFIX.COM
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1. Insert the enclosed PD0495 disk in your floppy disk drive.

2. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER

      copy <drive>:\printfix.com <destination>

   where <drive> is the floppy disk drive containing the PD0495 disk
   and <destination> is the drive and directory where your MS-DOS
   files are located. For example, if your MS-DOS files are located in
   the DOS directory on drive C and the PD0495 disk is in drive A,
   type the following command:

      copy a:\printfix.com c:\dos\printfix.com

3. Because Printfix remains memory resident, you only need to load it
   once each time you restart your computer. It is probably best to
   load Printfix from your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. To do this, use a file
   editor such as MS-DOS Editor to add the following line to your
   AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

      c:\dos\printfix.com
      
    NOTE: If you start a shell program, such as MS-DOS Shell, from
    your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you should place the line that loads
    Printfix before the line that starts your shell program.