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   August Abolins to Martin Foster   
   oxp: LPTn to USB   
   10 May 19 20:33:00   
   
   MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet d8484ee9   
   REPLY: 2:310/31.3@fidonet d849f2d4   
   PID: OpenXP/5.0.38 (Win32)   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   Hello Martin!   
      
   ** 10.05.19 - 11:11, Martin Foster wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    AA>> You can trick Windows by using the USB printer as a "network"   
    AA>> printer connected to LPT1.   
      
    AA>> net use LPT1: \\[Computer-Name]\Printer /PERSISTENT:YES   
      
    MF>Many thanks for that very useful information. Would you happen to know   
    MF>if that method would work for wifi printers.   
      
   Give it a try!   ..and let me know.  :)   
      
   Windows won't care what technology a printer is. It only needs the printer     
   name.  You just have to identify the printer and give the parameters to     
   "net use LPT1:"   
      
      
     ../|ug   
      
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