LPT missing

Check Control Panel System Device Manager list for any Unknown device
entries or those with red X or yellow !.

Remove: any unknown device entries and those which might be listed as a
parallel printer port with either an red X or yellow !.

Shut the computer down. Turn the power off. Wait a minute or so; power on
again and enter BIOS setup. Check any entries for the parallel ports. Make
sure the mode is correct for the printer you are going to attach. Make
sure the port is _not_ disabled. Note: some notebook computers do not have
parallel ports.

If and changes made, save changes and exit BIOS setup. Let the computer
start.

The parallel ports should be detected and support installed. You might be
prompted to put the XP CD in the CD drive.

The PCI printer port card: check the installation manual that came with it
or might be on the maker's web site. Verify that the card can operate in
the mode needed for the printer or other device be it SPP, EPP, or ECP.
Check to see if jumpers have to be configured on the card or if it is
plug-and-play. Also, check to make sure the card will configure for
"Legacy" address and IRQ if you have older devices you want to attach
through the port.

Let us know.

Tom
MSMVP
Windows Shell/User


"sam" <sam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BBFE4FA2-5175-466C-8081-B9382F2E1ADE@microsoft.com...
: hi, i have a new installed windows xp pro with SP2, i try to install
: additional PCI printer port, there's no problem to install the driver,
but it
: just not work with the printer, so i uninstall the software, after the
: uninstallation it also takes away all the LPT1, LPT2 and LPT3 port, is
there
: a way to install them back? i try to use the "add local port" option,
even
: thought it shows on the list of ports but still can't make it work again
on
: any of them.
:
:
:

tom, thanks for all the respond, i think i didn't explain clearly enough on
my first post, the printer port(LPT1) show up normal in the device manager,
but when you try to add a new printer manually, i won't see any LPT port at
all on the available port list that i can select, or if i check on any of the
installed printer, i won't see any LPT port listed from the "port" tab, very
strange....

"Tom Ferguson" wrote:

> Check Control Panel System Device Manager list for any Unknown device
> entries or those with red X or yellow !.
>
> Remove: any unknown device entries and those which might be listed as a
> parallel printer port with either an red X or yellow !.
>
> Shut the computer down. Turn the power off. Wait a minute or so; power on
> again and enter BIOS setup. Check any entries for the parallel ports. Make
> sure the mode is correct for the printer you are going to attach. Make
> sure the port is _not_ disabled. Note: some notebook computers do not have
> parallel ports.
>
> If and changes made, save changes and exit BIOS setup. Let the computer
> start.
>
> The parallel ports should be detected and support installed. You might be
> prompted to put the XP CD in the CD drive.
>
> The PCI printer port card: check the installation manual that came with it
> or might be on the maker's web site. Verify that the card can operate in
> the mode needed for the printer or other device be it SPP, EPP, or ECP.
> Check to see if jumpers have to be configured on the card or if it is
> plug-and-play. Also, check to make sure the card will configure for
> "Legacy" address and IRQ if you have older devices you want to attach
> through the port.
>
> Let us know.
>
> Tom
> MSMVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "sam" <sam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BBFE4FA2-5175-466C-8081-B9382F2E1ADE@microsoft.com...
> : hi, i have a new installed windows xp pro with SP2, i try to install
> : additional PCI printer port, there's no problem to install the driver,
> but it
> : just not work with the printer, so i uninstall the software, after the
> : uninstallation it also takes away all the LPT1, LPT2 and LPT3 port, is
> there
> : a way to install them back? i try to use the "add local port" option,
> even
> : thought it shows on the list of ports but still can't make it work again
> on
> : any of them.
> :
> :
> :
>
>
>

did you find a solution to this? i'm experiencing same after removin
the printer <groan>



tom, thanks for all the respond, i think i didn't explain clearl
enough on my first post, the printer port(LPT1) show up normal in th
device manager, but when you try to add a new printer manually, i won'
see any LPT port at
all on the available port list that i can select, or if i check on an
of the installed printer, i won't see any LPT port listed from th
"port" tab, very strange...

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otter