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| Dwayne Epps 2003-06-25, 3:23 pm |
| I'm trying to help a friend with a printing problem. He is using Win2000
Pro and using an old DOS program called BlankRupter. He can run the program
in the DOS shell. When he trys the print command within the DOS program it
seems to work properly, but nothing goes through to the printer. He has
checked the print queue and the print job displays for a second and then
disappears. He is using a HP Deskjet 820cse printer. The printer is
working fine, he can print within windows, but nothing is happening when
trying to print through the DOS program. Does this sound like a printer
driver error? Any help or suggestions is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
-D-
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| Paul Stelter 2003-06-25, 4:23 pm |
| Microsoft is trying to get away from supporting DOS aps. However, more
than anything, it sounds as if the page isn't being ejected, even though
the data is being sent to the printer. After submitting the print job,
open a DOS box (cmd is faster than command...) and type the following:
echo ^L > lpt1: (the ^L is produced by holding the ctrl button down and
pressing L)
This sends a page ejection command to the printer (great for trouble
shooting windows printing subsystem problems and differentiating them
from hardware related issues...)
However - the ejection command doesn't work with USB printers.
I did find the URL for the company that produces the software -
http://www.nwinds.com/blank.htm
It may be time to upgrade this here software...
Give it a shot and let me know!
Paul Stelter MCP / A+
www.steltex.com
Dwayne Epps wrote:
> I'm trying to help a friend with a printing problem. He is using Win2000
> Pro and using an old DOS program called BlankRupter. He can run the program
> in the DOS shell. When he trys the print command within the DOS program it
> seems to work properly, but nothing goes through to the printer. He has
> checked the print queue and the print job displays for a second and then
> disappears. He is using a HP Deskjet 820cse printer. The printer is
> working fine, he can print within windows, but nothing is happening when
> trying to print through the DOS program. Does this sound like a printer
> driver error? Any help or suggestions is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
> -D-
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| http://www.hp.com/cposupport/printe...c/bpd05541.html
network or local printer?
Dwayne Epps <dwayneeppsNOSPAM@centurytel.net> wrote:
> I'm trying to help a friend with a printing problem. He is using
> Win2000 Pro and using an old DOS program called BlankRupter. He can
> run the program in the DOS shell. When he trys the print command
> within the DOS program it seems to work properly, but nothing goes
> through to the printer. He has checked the print queue and the print
> job displays for a second and then disappears. He is using a HP
> Deskjet 820cse printer. The printer is working fine, he can print
> within windows, but nothing is happening when trying to print through
> the DOS program. Does this sound like a printer driver error? Any
> help or suggestions is appreciated. Thanks in advance. -D-
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| Crazymiclo30 2003-06-26, 1:23 pm |
| just type copy <appname> lpt1: and see what happens. It should print that
way. I am assuming you are usuing the print command.
--
crazymiclo
A+, Network+, MCP
"Dwayne Epps" <dwayneeppsNOSPAM@centurytel.net> wrote in message
news:gdnKa.1704$Jk5.762416@feed2.centurytel.net...
> I'm trying to help a friend with a printing problem. He is using Win2000
> Pro and using an old DOS program called BlankRupter. He can run the
program
> in the DOS shell. When he trys the print command within the DOS program
it
> seems to work properly, but nothing goes through to the printer. He has
> checked the print queue and the print job displays for a second and then
> disappears. He is using a HP Deskjet 820cse printer. The printer is
> working fine, he can print within windows, but nothing is happening when
> trying to print through the DOS program. Does this sound like a printer
> driver error? Any help or suggestions is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
> -D-
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