Hi! Tom,   
      
   On 24/05/2015 11:54 AM, you wrote:   
      
    PQ>> Same here.  With the USB port assigned by Ubuntu (VirtualBox) to the   
    TW> XP VM.   
      
    TW> As a side note becauew one of the wifes old program's will only   
    TW> recognizes LPT ports   
    TW> I searched around and found out I can Simulate an LPT port in XP by   
    TW> using the following steps:   
      
    TW> Do a "Right Mouse" Click on the Printers Name   
    TW> Choose "Properties"   
    TW> Click on hte "Ports" tab   
    TW> Rembember the USB port name   
    TW> Click on "Enable Printer Pooling" and check the box   
    TW> Scroll through the listed ports and click on "LPT1" port   
    TW> Click on "Apply" and "Ok"   
      
   Neat!  I'm saving a copy of that.  :)  DOS printing was always problematic,   
   till seeing your solution.  Thank you.   
      
   In recent times I've been able to use not only NNTP but also the SemPoint OLMR   
   for the longest time, both of which being Windows applications and therefore   
   able to access any installed printers in Windows, or any on the LAN.  I've   
   been spoiled by them.   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
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