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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 17: 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 18: 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
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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