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I've been trying to install an hp laserjet 4L. The device manager lists lpt1

but the add printer wizard doesn't.

 

The automatic printer installation fails with the error message that there

was a problem

with the port.

 

I created the lpt1 port using the add printer wizard and the printer is

installed

to it and functions, but each time I boot the plug and play detection finds

the printer

and keeps trying to install it and fails.

 

Help appreciated.

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Guest Bill in Co.

Guest Bill in Co.

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Re: problem with lpt1 port

 

zirath wrote:

> I've been trying to install an hp laserjet 4L. The device manager lists

> lpt1

> but the add printer wizard doesn't.

>

> The automatic printer installation fails with the error message that there

> was a problem

> with the port.

>

> I created the lpt1 port using the add printer wizard and the printer is

> installed

> to it and functions, but each time I boot the plug and play detection

> finds

> the printer and keeps trying to install it and fails.

>

> Help appreciated.

 

The HP LaserJet 4L is a parallel port printer, and you don't have a parallel

port, do you? Most newer computers don't have them anymore.

Guest YoKenny

Guest YoKenny

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Re: problem with lpt1 port

 

<Bill in Co.>wrote:

> zirath wrote:

>> I've been trying to install an hp laserjet 4L. The device manager

>> lists lpt1

>> but the add printer wizard doesn't.

>>

>> The automatic printer installation fails with the error message that

>> there was a problem

>> with the port.

>>

>> I created the lpt1 port using the add printer wizard and the printer

>> is installed

>> to it and functions, but each time I boot the plug and play detection

>> finds

>> the printer and keeps trying to install it and fails.

>>

>> Help appreciated.

>

> The HP LaserJet 4L is a parallel port printer, and you don't have a

> parallel port, do you? Most newer computers don't have them

> anymore.

 

A USB to parallel adapter cable is available:

http://www.softchoice.com/catalog/product.aspx?R=U94785_US_EN

 

--

Regards, Yokenny

Change is inevitable except from a vending machine.

Guest Bill in Co.

Guest Bill in Co.

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Posted

Re: problem with lpt1 port

 

YoKenny wrote:

> <Bill in Co.>wrote:

>> zirath wrote:

>>> I've been trying to install an hp laserjet 4L. The device manager

>>> lists lpt1 but the add printer wizard doesn't.

>>>

>>> The automatic printer installation fails with the error message that

>>> there was a problem with the port.

>>>

>>> I created the lpt1 port using the add printer wizard and the printer

>>> is installed

>>> to it and functions, but each time I boot the plug and play detection

>>> finds the printer and keeps trying to install it and fails.

>>>

>>> Help appreciated.

>>

>> The HP LaserJet 4L is a parallel port printer, and you don't have a

>> parallel port, do you? Most newer computers don't have them anymore.

>

> A USB to parallel adapter cable is available:

> http://www.softchoice.com/catalog/product.aspx?R=U94785_US_EN

 

But I don't think he can use the "lpt1" port anymore by using that. He's

got to have a USB driver that works with that printer, I think And I

don't think there is such a driver available for that old model.

Guest Gerry

Guest Gerry

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Re: problem with lpt1 port

 

That's an old printer. Do you have the latest software and drivers. The

model was updated to the 5L before XP was released.

 

--

 

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

~~~~

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Stourport, England

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

zirath wrote:

> I've been trying to install an hp laserjet 4L. The device manager

> lists lpt1 but the add printer wizard doesn't.

>

> The automatic printer installation fails with the error message that

> there was a problem

> with the port.

>

> I created the lpt1 port using the add printer wizard and the printer

> is installed

> to it and functions, but each time I boot the plug and play detection

> finds the printer

> and keeps trying to install it and fails.

>

> Help appreciated.

Guest Gerry

Guest Gerry

Posted
Posted

Re: problem with lpt1 port

 

Bill

 

I had a HP Laserjet 4L and it was a good printer. As I recall the paper

feed was from a flat tray rather than a vertical feed adopted by the 5L

and 6L successors. A flat feed is far less prone to paper jams. The

print rate would be slow by today's standards (up to 4ppm) but if speed

was not an issue it's a good workhorse. However, buying a modern

eqivalent is now a lot cheaper than when I bought my 4L.

 

As you said it requires a Bio-Tronics parallel interface. The model

became obsolete in 1995 and support ceased in 2000. Cartridges may be

still available but I would be surprised if parts to repair are still

obtainable.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl02078

 

I am currently awaiting delivery of an HP Laserjet P2014 Printer, which

including cartridge is costing £120 (US$240). A cartridge costs about

£50 (US$100) if bought from the right source i.e. not a big store like

Staples. The print rate is 23 ppm and the monthly duty cycle is 10,000

pages. An HP Laserjet P1005 can be bought for £58 (US$116) including

cartridge which gives 14 ppm and a monthly duty cycle of 5,000 page.

 

--

Regards.

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Bill in Co. wrote:

> YoKenny wrote:

>> <Bill in Co.>wrote:

>>> zirath wrote:

>>>> I've been trying to install an hp laserjet 4L. The device manager

>>>> lists lpt1 but the add printer wizard doesn't.

>>>>

>>>> The automatic printer installation fails with the error message

>>>> that there was a problem with the port.

>>>>

>>>> I created the lpt1 port using the add printer wizard and the

>>>> printer is installed

>>>> to it and functions, but each time I boot the plug and play

>>>> detection finds the printer and keeps trying to install it and

>>>> fails. Help appreciated.

>>>

>>> The HP LaserJet 4L is a parallel port printer, and you don't have a

>>> parallel port, do you? Most newer computers don't have them

>>> anymore.

>>

>> A USB to parallel adapter cable is available:

>> http://www.softchoice.com/catalog/product.aspx?R=U94785_US_EN

>

> But I don't think he can use the "lpt1" port anymore by using that.

> He's got to have a USB driver that works with that printer, I think

> And I don't think there is such a driver available for that old model.

Guest zirath

Guest zirath

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Re: problem with lpt1 port

 

 

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

news:OjUEePb2IHA.5512@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> zirath wrote:

>> I've been trying to install an hp laserjet 4L. The device manager lists

>> lpt1

>> but the add printer wizard doesn't.

>>

>> The automatic printer installation fails with the error message that

>> there

>> was a problem

>> with the port.

>>

>> I created the lpt1 port using the add printer wizard and the printer is

>> installed

>> to it and functions, but each time I boot the plug and play detection

>> finds

>> the printer and keeps trying to install it and fails.

>>

>> Help appreciated.

>

> The HP LaserJet 4L is a parallel port printer, and you don't have a

> parallel port, do you? Most newer computers don't have them anymore.

 

We have a parallel port on the computer. We had no trouble with it until

upgrading to windows xp.

Guest Gerry

Guest Gerry

Posted
Posted

Re: problem with lpt1 port

 

This post may help

 

I had a similar problem with my HP LJ 4L after upgrading to XP. Turns

out the problem was corrected by changing the BIOS setting for the

parrell port on my Dell. The setting was ECP. The problem with the

printer was corrected by changing the value to EPP.

Source: Hockley http://www.forum.miraplacid.com/topic.pl?topic_id=146

 

 

--

 

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

zirath wrote:

> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

> news:OjUEePb2IHA.5512@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> zirath wrote:

>>> I've been trying to install an hp laserjet 4L. The device manager

>>> lists lpt1

>>> but the add printer wizard doesn't.

>>>

>>> The automatic printer installation fails with the error message that

>>> there

>>> was a problem

>>> with the port.

>>>

>>> I created the lpt1 port using the add printer wizard and the

>>> printer is installed

>>> to it and functions, but each time I boot the plug and play

>>> detection finds

>>> the printer and keeps trying to install it and fails.

>>>

>>> Help appreciated.

>>

>> The HP LaserJet 4L is a parallel port printer, and you don't have a

>> parallel port, do you? Most newer computers don't have them

>> anymore.

>

> We have a parallel port on the computer. We had no trouble with it

> until upgrading to windows xp.

Guest Bill in Co.

Guest Bill in Co.

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Posted

Re: problem with lpt1 port

 

Gerry wrote:

> Bill

>

> I had a HP Laserjet 4L and it was a good printer.

 

Yup. I did too. Got rid of it some time ago since I bought a newer

printer.

> As I recall the paper

> feed was from a flat tray rather than a vertical feed adopted by the 5L

> and 6L successors. A flat feed is far less prone to paper jams. The

> print rate would be slow by today's standards (up to 4ppm) but if speed

> was not an issue it's a good workhorse. However, buying a modern

> eqivalent is now a lot cheaper than when I bought my 4L.

 

Exactly! And that 4 ppm was SLOW! Plus it was designed for a parallel

port.

> As you said it requires a Bio-Tronics parallel interface. The model

> became obsolete in 1995 and support ceased in 2000. Cartridges may be

> still available

 

And they are a bit expensive (I think their cartridges are going up in

price)

> but I would be surprised if parts to repair are still

> obtainable.

> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl02078

>

> I am currently awaiting delivery of an HP Laserjet P2014 Printer, which

> including cartridge is costing £120 (US$240). A cartridge costs about

> £50 (US$100) if bought from the right source i.e. not a big store like

> Staples. The print rate is 23 ppm and the monthly duty cycle is 10,000

> pages.

 

10,000 pages on one cartridge? That is impressive!

> An HP Laserjet P1005 can be bought for £58 (US$116) including

> cartridge which gives 14 ppm and a monthly duty cycle of 5,000 page.

 

Gerry, I recently bought a HP Laserjet 1018 to replace my old HP4L critter.

It cost me a bit over $100 US dollars (guess that would be a bit over £50),

and seems to work out fine here. Nothing really fancy. Not sure how it

compares to the P1005. Mine is probably more comparable to the HP 1020.

 

I purchased that (slightly) older HP model (1018 instead of 1020) since it

still had W98SE drivers that would allow it to work as a USB port printer

with my other (Win98SE) computer AND my new WinXP computer. The newer

model 1020 apparently doesn't have Win98SE compatible USB print drivers (so

even if you did get that special USB to parallel cable adapter, it would

still be a "no go", as I recall).

Guest Bill in Co.

Guest Bill in Co.

Posted
Posted

Re: problem with lpt1 port

 

Well, I must be misrembering something if you were able to get that HP4L to

actually work with a newer WinXP computer without a parallel port

(regardless of any so called USB to parallel port (or vice versa) adapter

cables)

 

Gerry wrote:

> This post may help

>

> I had a similar problem with my HP LJ 4L after upgrading to XP. Turns

> out the problem was corrected by changing the BIOS setting for the

> parrell port on my Dell. The setting was ECP. The problem with the

> printer was corrected by changing the value to EPP.

> Source: Hockley http://www.forum.miraplacid.com/topic.pl?topic_id=146

>

>

> --

>

>

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Gerry

> ~~~~

> FCA

> Stourport, England

> Enquire, plan and execute

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> zirath wrote:

>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

>> news:OjUEePb2IHA.5512@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> zirath wrote:

>>>> I've been trying to install an hp laserjet 4L. The device manager

>>>> lists lpt1

>>>> but the add printer wizard doesn't.

>>>>

>>>> The automatic printer installation fails with the error message that

>>>> there

>>>> was a problem

>>>> with the port.

>>>>

>>>> I created the lpt1 port using the add printer wizard and the

>>>> printer is installed

>>>> to it and functions, but each time I boot the plug and play

>>>> detection finds

>>>> the printer and keeps trying to install it and fails.

>>>>

>>>> Help appreciated.

>>>

>>> The HP LaserJet 4L is a parallel port printer, and you don't have a

>>> parallel port, do you? Most newer computers don't have them

>>> anymore.

>>

>> We have a parallel port on the computer. We had no trouble with it

>> until upgrading to windows xp.

Guest Gerry

Guest Gerry

Posted
Posted

Re: problem with lpt1 port

 

Bill

 

That is a post I found and not something I have tried. It is for

getting a parallel port to work with XP. It has nothing to do with using

a USB port. The whole thread is in the link.

 

--

Regards.

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Bill in Co. wrote:

> Well, I must be misrembering something if you were able to get that

> HP4L to actually work with a newer WinXP computer without a parallel

> port (regardless of any so called USB to parallel port (or vice

> versa) adapter cables)

>

> Gerry wrote:

>> This post may help

>>

>> I had a similar problem with my HP LJ 4L after upgrading to XP. Turns

>> out the problem was corrected by changing the BIOS setting for the

>> parrell port on my Dell. The setting was ECP. The problem with the

>> printer was corrected by changing the value to EPP.

>> Source: Hockley http://www.forum.miraplacid.com/topic.pl?topic_id=146

>>

>>

>> --

>>

>>

>>

>> Hope this helps.

>>

>> Gerry

>> ~~~~

>> FCA

>> Stourport, England

>> Enquire, plan and execute

>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>

>> zirath wrote:

>>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

>>> news:OjUEePb2IHA.5512@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>> zirath wrote:

>>>>> I've been trying to install an hp laserjet 4L. The device manager

>>>>> lists lpt1

>>>>> but the add printer wizard doesn't.

>>>>>

>>>>> The automatic printer installation fails with the error message

>>>>> that there

>>>>> was a problem

>>>>> with the port.

>>>>>

>>>>> I created the lpt1 port using the add printer wizard and the

>>>>> printer is installed

>>>>> to it and functions, but each time I boot the plug and play

>>>>> detection finds

>>>>> the printer and keeps trying to install it and fails.

>>>>>

>>>>> Help appreciated.

>>>>

>>>> The HP LaserJet 4L is a parallel port printer, and you don't have a

>>>> parallel port, do you? Most newer computers don't have them

>>>> anymore.

>>>

>>> We have a parallel port on the computer. We had no trouble with it

>>> until upgrading to windows xp.

Guest Gerry

Guest Gerry

Posted
Posted

Re: problem with lpt1 port

 

Bill

 

You probably can buy HP printers in the US for a bit less than I have

quoted. I have merely converted £Sterling to US$ at the rate of $2 to

the £.

 

The next machine after the HP Laserjet P2014 Printer is the P2015 cost

£170 (US$340) giving up to 26 ppm and a monthly duty cycle of 15000.

This was more than I was prepared to pay.

 

--

Regards.

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Bill in Co. wrote:

> Gerry wrote:

>> Bill

>>

>> I had a HP Laserjet 4L and it was a good printer.

>

> Yup. I did too. Got rid of it some time ago since I bought a newer

> printer.

>

>> As I recall the paper

>> feed was from a flat tray rather than a vertical feed adopted by the

>> 5L and 6L successors. A flat feed is far less prone to paper jams.

>> The print rate would be slow by today's standards (up to 4ppm) but

>> if speed was not an issue it's a good workhorse. However, buying a

>> modern eqivalent is now a lot cheaper than when I bought my 4L.

>

> Exactly! And that 4 ppm was SLOW! Plus it was designed for a

> parallel port.

>

>> As you said it requires a Bio-Tronics parallel interface. The model

>> became obsolete in 1995 and support ceased in 2000. Cartridges may be

>> still available

>

> And they are a bit expensive (I think their cartridges are going up in

> price)

>

>> but I would be surprised if parts to repair are still

>> obtainable.

>> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl02078

>>

>> I am currently awaiting delivery of an HP Laserjet P2014 Printer,

>> which including cartridge is costing £120 (US$240). A cartridge

>> costs about £50 (US$100) if bought from the right source i.e. not a

>> big store like Staples. The print rate is 23 ppm and the monthly

>> duty cycle is 10,000 pages.

>

> 10,000 pages on one cartridge? That is impressive!

>

>> An HP Laserjet P1005 can be bought for £58 (US$116) including

>> cartridge which gives 14 ppm and a monthly duty cycle of 5,000 page.

>

> Gerry, I recently bought a HP Laserjet 1018 to replace my old HP4L

> critter. It cost me a bit over $100 US dollars (guess that would be a

> bit over £50), and seems to work out fine here. Nothing really

> fancy. Not sure how it compares to the P1005. Mine is probably

> more comparable to the HP 1020.

> I purchased that (slightly) older HP model (1018 instead of 1020)

> since it still had W98SE drivers that would allow it to work as a USB

> port printer with my other (Win98SE) computer AND my new WinXP

> computer. The newer model 1020 apparently doesn't have Win98SE

> compatible USB print drivers (so even if you did get that special USB

> to parallel cable adapter, it would still be a "no go", as I recall).

Guest Bill in Co.

Guest Bill in Co.

Posted
Posted

Re: problem with lpt1 port

 

OK. I've probably confused myself already too, at this point. :-)

 

Gerry wrote:

> Bill

>

> That is a post I found and not something I have tried. It is for

> getting a parallel port to work with XP. It has nothing to do with using

> a USB port. The whole thread is in the link.

>

> --

> Regards.

>

> Gerry

> ~~~~

> FCA

> Stourport, England

> Enquire, plan and execute

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> Bill in Co. wrote:

>> Well, I must be misrembering something if you were able to get that

>> HP4L to actually work with a newer WinXP computer without a parallel

>> port (regardless of any so called USB to parallel port (or vice

>> versa) adapter cables)

>>

>> Gerry wrote:

>>> This post may help

>>>

>>> I had a similar problem with my HP LJ 4L after upgrading to XP. Turns

>>> out the problem was corrected by changing the BIOS setting for the

>>> parrell port on my Dell. The setting was ECP. The problem with the

>>> printer was corrected by changing the value to EPP.

>>> Source: Hockley http://www.forum.miraplacid.com/topic.pl?topic_id=146

>>>

>>>

>>> --

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Hope this helps.

>>>

>>> Gerry

>>> ~~~~

>>> FCA

>>> Stourport, England

>>> Enquire, plan and execute

>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>>

>>> zirath wrote:

>>>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

>>>> news:OjUEePb2IHA.5512@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>> zirath wrote:

>>>>>> I've been trying to install an hp laserjet 4L. The device manager

>>>>>> lists lpt1

>>>>>> but the add printer wizard doesn't.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> The automatic printer installation fails with the error message

>>>>>> that there

>>>>>> was a problem

>>>>>> with the port.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> I created the lpt1 port using the add printer wizard and the

>>>>>> printer is installed

>>>>>> to it and functions, but each time I boot the plug and play

>>>>>> detection finds

>>>>>> the printer and keeps trying to install it and fails.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Help appreciated.

>>>>>

>>>>> The HP LaserJet 4L is a parallel port printer, and you don't have a

>>>>> parallel port, do you? Most newer computers don't have them

>>>>> anymore.

>>>>

>>>> We have a parallel port on the computer. We had no trouble with it

>>>> until upgrading to windows xp.

Guest Gerry

Guest Gerry

Posted
Posted

Re: problem with lpt1 port

 

Bill

 

It was a good catch by you to pick up on the relevance of the parallel

port as that was not something I would have picked up on.

 

 

--

Regards.

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Bill in Co. wrote:

> OK. I've probably confused myself already too, at this point. :-)

>

> Gerry wrote:

>> Bill

>>

>> That is a post I found and not something I have tried. It is for

>> getting a parallel port to work with XP. It has nothing to do with

>> using a USB port. The whole thread is in the link.

>>

>> --

>> Regards.

>>

>> Gerry

>> ~~~~

>> FCA

>> Stourport, England

>> Enquire, plan and execute

>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>> Bill in Co. wrote:

>>> Well, I must be misrembering something if you were able to get that

>>> HP4L to actually work with a newer WinXP computer without a parallel

>>> port (regardless of any so called USB to parallel port (or vice

>>> versa) adapter cables)

>>>

>>> Gerry wrote:

>>>> This post may help

>>>>

>>>> I had a similar problem with my HP LJ 4L after upgrading to XP.

>>>> Turns out the problem was corrected by changing the BIOS setting

>>>> for the parrell port on my Dell. The setting was ECP. The problem

>>>> with the printer was corrected by changing the value to EPP.

>>>> Source: Hockley

>>>> http://www.forum.miraplacid.com/topic.pl?topic_id=146 --

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Hope this helps.

>>>>

>>>> Gerry

>>>> ~~~~

>>>> FCA

>>>> Stourport, England

>>>> Enquire, plan and execute

>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>>>

>>>> zirath wrote:

>>>>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

>>>>> news:OjUEePb2IHA.5512@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> zirath wrote:

>>>>>>> I've been trying to install an hp laserjet 4L. The device

>>>>>>> manager lists lpt1

>>>>>>> but the add printer wizard doesn't.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> The automatic printer installation fails with the error message

>>>>>>> that there

>>>>>>> was a problem

>>>>>>> with the port.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> I created the lpt1 port using the add printer wizard and the

>>>>>>> printer is installed

>>>>>>> to it and functions, but each time I boot the plug and play

>>>>>>> detection finds

>>>>>>> the printer and keeps trying to install it and fails.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Help appreciated.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> The HP LaserJet 4L is a parallel port printer, and you don't

>>>>>> have a parallel port, do you? Most newer computers don't have

>>>>>> them anymore.

>>>>>

>>>>> We have a parallel port on the computer. We had no trouble with it

>>>>> until upgrading to windows xp.

Guest David Webb

Guest David Webb

Posted
Posted

Re: problem with lpt1 port

 

Here's a link to a procedure that may be of help to you:

 

Problematic parallel printer port fix for Windows XP

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-1056133.html

 

"zirath" <zirath_m.x@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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>

> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

> news:OjUEePb2IHA.5512@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> zirath wrote:

>>> I've been trying to install an hp laserjet 4L. The device manager lists lpt1

>>> but the add printer wizard doesn't.

>>>

>>> The automatic printer installation fails with the error message that there

>>> was a problem

>>> with the port.

>>>

>>> I created the lpt1 port using the add printer wizard and the printer is

>>> installed

>>> to it and functions, but each time I boot the plug and play detection finds

>>> the printer and keeps trying to install it and fails.

>>>

>>> Help appreciated.

>>

>> The HP LaserJet 4L is a parallel port printer, and you don't have a parallel

>> port, do you? Most newer computers don't have them anymore.

>

> We have a parallel port on the computer. We had no trouble with it until

> upgrading to windows xp.

>

Guest Lil' Dave

Guest Lil' Dave

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"zirath" <zirath_m.x@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> I've been trying to install an hp laserjet 4L. The device manager lists

> lpt1

> but the add printer wizard doesn't.

>

> The automatic printer installation fails with the error message that there

> was a problem

> with the port.

>

> I created the lpt1 port using the add printer wizard and the printer is

> installed

> to it and functions, but each time I boot the plug and play detection

> finds the printer

> and keeps trying to install it and fails.

>

> Help appreciated.

>

>

 

Believe Bill is on the right course regarding bios configuration of the LPT1

(parallel) port. Don't remember what printer it was, but fix was same. My

conclusion was that XP doesn't view ECP the same as previous versions of

windows as WinME worked fine configured that way. So, you have to use EPP

in bios configuration for XP regarding the printer.

--

Dave

 

We have a right to choose.

Choices have consequences,

for both self, and others.

You probably considered yourself.

Guest zirath

Guest zirath

Posted
Posted

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On Jun 29, 2:58 pm, "Gerry" <ge...@nospam.com> wrote:

> This post may help

>

> I had a similar problem with my HP LJ 4L after upgrading to XP. Turns

> out the problem was corrected by changing the BIOS setting for the

> parrell port on my Dell. The setting was ECP. The problem with the

> printer was corrected by changing the value to EPP.

> Source: Hockleyhttp://www.forum.miraplacid.com/topic.pl?topic_id=146

>

> --

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Gerry

 

Thanks to everyone for your help.

 

Don't know why the LPT1 port doesn't show up in the "Add New Printer" wizard

but does show up in the Device Manager. The wizard kept trying to use LPT2.

 

I originally created LPT1 in the printer wizard and the printer functioned,

but each time I booted the machine the wizard would find the printer and try

to add it and give an error about the port.

 

Finally, I switched the port in the Device Manager from LPT1 to LPT2 and

that solved the problem. The bios for the parallel port is set to "enable",

and "bi-directional".

 

By the way, alot of these posts are not showing up on the microsoft server

but I found them on google.

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