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Printing from MS-DOS Programs Windows can redirect print data from a parallel port on your PC (e.g. LPT1) to a network printer. This redirection is called "Capture Printer Port", and is useful for MS-DOS programs. The MS-DOS program is configured to use LPT1 (parallel port 1 on the PC), but Windows "captures" the print data and sends it to the network printer. Capture Settings - Windows 98/ME 1. Select Start - Settings - Printers to open the Printers folder. 2. Right-click the desired Printer, and select Properties, Figure 16: Capture Printer Port - Windows 98/ME 3. On the Details tab, shown above, click the Capture Printer Port button to view the Capture Printer Port dialog, as shown below. Figure 17: Capture Dialog - Windows 98/ME 4. On this dialog: • Select the Device (port) on the PC to be captured. Normally, this will be LPT1 (parallel port 1). • Enter or select the Path to the printer. This will be the same as the path shown as Print to the following port on the Printer Properties window. • Check the Reconnect at logon checkbox. If this is not done, the capture setting will be lost when Windows is restarted. Page 19

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Printing from MS-DOS Programs
Windows can redirect print data from a parallel port on your PC (e.g. LPT1) to a network
printer. This redirection is called "Capture Printer Port", and is useful for MS-DOS programs.
The MS-DOS program is configured to use LPT1 (parallel port 1 on the PC), but Windows
"captures" the print data and sends it to the network printer.
Capture Settings - Windows 98/ME
1.
Select Start - Settings - Printers to open the
Printers
folder.
2.
Right-click the desired Printer, and select
Properties
,
Figure 16: Capture Printer Port - Windows 98/ME
3.
On the
Details
tab, shown above, click the
Capture Printer Port
button to view the
Capture Printer Port
dialog, as shown below.
Figure 17: Capture Dialog - Windows 98/ME
4.
On this dialog:
•
Select the Device (port) on the PC to be captured. Normally, this will be LPT1
(parallel port 1).
•
Enter or select the Path to the printer. This will be the same as the path shown as
Print
to the following port
on the
Printer Properties
window.
•
Check the
Reconnect at logon
checkbox. If this is not done, the capture setting will be
lost when Windows is restarted.
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