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ENHANCED PRINTER PORT TO (PRINTER PORT)

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by ferdie_medina

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How can I change the current printer setup

LPT1:(ENHANCED PRINTER PORT)
TO
LPT1:(PRINTER PORT)

The problem was: Windows can print to the OKI printer, even word star or lotus however, all CLIPPER-(DOS BASED) programs cannot.

I read an article before about this however, I misplaced the article.

It was noted that enhanced printer port setting specially on windows 95 sometimes has a conflict on the speed of transferring (buffering) data to the printer.

I just want to know the step by step procedure how can I change the ENHANCED SETTING TO STANDARD.

Thanks

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by thechas

For most computers, you change the printer port configuration in the BIOS setup.
Enter set-up while the PC is booting, and go to the section with the integrated periphials.
Change the printer port to either standard or bi-directional.

If the printer port is on a plug in card, you need to change a jumper, or use a setup program from the card mfg.

Note: if the OKI printer is not the only device connected to LPT1, you may have problems with the other devices when you set the port to standard.

In that case, I would add a second parallel port and dedicate it to the OKI. You should be able to find a "standard" ISA printer port card for under $10.

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