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   From: home@away.com   
      
   On 5 Oct 2003 09:38:03 -0700, nickrice@eml.cc (Nick Rice) wrote:   
      
   >The LPT (LPT1) port is set to bidirectional in the laptop's BIOS. The   
   >other port type option in the BIOS is "Standard (Centronics)" which I   
   >assume won't be compatible. The Windows 95 system information (Device   
   >Manager) on the laptop also shows the port as an ECP Printer Port.   
   >   
   >   
   >here_and_there  wrote in message news:...   
   >> On 5 Oct 2003 01:07:40 -0700, nickrice@eml.cc (Nick Rice) wrote:   
   >>   
   >> >Thanks. I've checked the page but it doesn't talk about the problem   
   >> >I'm facing. I can't even get the two machines to handshake.   
   >> >   
   >> >here_and_there  wrote in message   
   >> >> Try this - found by Google search   
   >> >> http://www.wown.info/j_helmig/wxpdcc9i.htm   
   >> One thought - is the laptop setup for bidirectional transfers on the   
   >> parallel port?  Go to BIOS setup for the laptop and check there.   
   Sorry but I'm out of ideas   
      
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