[Ham-Computers] Using USB printer for DOS program??

Philip Atchley [email protected]
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 03:07:51 -0000


Hello all
I have a Epson Stylas Photo 820 printer on this machine.  It has either a
parallel or USB interface.  I'm using it  on the USB bus and it is set as
the default printer.

Problem is this.  I have a DOS logging program running in a window that I'm
using for all my Beacon logging as it is much more convenient and versatile
for that task.  BUT, if I attempt to print anything from that program to the
Epson, it bombs out saying there is no printer on LPT1.  It then tries to
print the task to the "Acrobat PDF Writer" which is a pseudo printer for
creating .pdf files.  Of course that bombs out too.

Anyway to tell the DOS program to look for the printer on the USB?

73 de Phil  KO6BB

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