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   Steven Green to Dick Reuben   
   Re: Will This Work   
   19 Jul 07 14:08:13   
   
   From: greens@diamondsg.com   
      
   Dick.. there is no "LPT" port on XP, and you can't use NET USE unless you're   
   really sharing.. you have to do exactly what you're doing.. kick the report   
   out to file, open it in wordpad or word, print from there.. it's a real   
   PITA..   
      
   --   
   Steven Green - Waldorf Maryland USA   
      
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   "Dick Reuben"  wrote in message   
   news:2e6v93l240p3dcl4i6150164sohi6a2hok@4ax.com...   
   > I'm using Pdox Dos on a Win XP Home machine.  Both of my printers are   
   > connected thru USB ports so I have to print to file and then bring the   
   > file into Wordpad to print 'em.   
   >   
   > Could I create a copy of one of them connected to LPT1 and then print   
   > to it?   
   >   
   > If that would work, I'd do it with my Brother HL-2040 Laser.  Can you   
   > tell me wha setup I'd need to use?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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