Re: Parallel ports (almost) gone

I'm not sure what else to try without more information. Is this a new
manufactured printer or a used one? If old, are you sure it is approved to
work with Windows XP? Also, make sure you have the most recent XP drivers
for it. Some devices require a specific order of install, such as running
the setup program, then rebooting, for example.

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Bill James
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"Ivan" <ivanhorvat@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi Bill,
thank you for your help.
It was one of the first things I tried, but after re-
detecting parallel port I've just uninstalled, system
tries to install my printer (which it correctly
identifies!), but the wizard breaks with the message "The
environment specified is invalid", which to me means that
it doesn't see parallel port. How to show it to not
so "wizardly" Wizard?

Best regard,
Ivan Horvat
Zagreb
Croatia

>-----Original Message-----
>You might want to try deleting the printer port in

Device Manager then scan

>for hardware changes and let Windows re-detect and

install.

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>Bill James
>Microsoft MVP·DTS
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>"Ivan" <ivanhorvat@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi,
>> [XP SP1] I've messed with my registry (yes, without
>> backup, yes I know, I'm ...), and now I can see a

printer

>> port (LPT1) in my Device Manager, but my Add Printer
>> Wizard doesn't see any ports at all, and refuses to
>> install printer (doesn't see any printer ports to

install

>> on).
>> I can NOT afford to reinstall under any circumstances,

so

>> please advice is there any other way to make my printer
>> ports visible to the Wizard again, so I can install a
>> printer?
>> Sorry for double post, but this is really a software
>> problem.
>> Best regards,
>> Ivan Horvat
>>

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