Filepro-list Digest, Vol 86, Issue 41

[Lonnie Toot]

I will check on Monday for sure but if memory serves the command wont work without the elevated rights in win 7. I'll let you know one way or the other. 

thanks
Lonnie

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>    1. Re: /persistent:yes  usb to lpt1 mapping in windows 7
>       (Kenneth Brody)
>    2. Re: /persistent:yes  usb to lpt1 mapping in windows 7
>       (Kenneth Brody)
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> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:36:02 -0400
> From: Kenneth Brody <kenbrody at spamcop.net>
> Subject: Re: /persistent:yes  usb to lpt1 mapping in windows 7
> To: Lonnie Toot <ltoot at live.com>
> Cc: 'FilePro Mailing List' <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
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> On 3/25/2011 6:19 PM, Lonnie Toot wrote:
> >
> > After sharing and naming the printer I click the windows start button
> > type cmd, then then press shift+ctrl+enter this brings up the admin  cmd
> > prompt. I then enter "net use lpt1 \\computer\printer /persistent:yes"
> > then enter. I get a conformation that it was done correctly, and I can
> > print until I restart the computer.
> 
> I didn't know about the ctrl-shift-enter shortcut.  I usually just 
> right-click and select "run as administrator".
> 
> > I don't think that is the admin elevation that I used on the other
> > computer several months ago. Let me know if you need more information.
> 
> Okay, so this has nothing to do with USB, but rather a network printer.
> 
> I haven't used the "net use" command for printers.  I suppose I can try it 
> out later when I'm back home on our network.
> 
> However, if this is for filePro, simply use "\\computer\printer" for the 
> destination.  Or, better yet, "WIN:\\computer\printer" instead, as that 
> tells filePro to use the Windows print spooler API.
> 
> -- 
> Kenneth Brody
> 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:27:57 -0400
> From: Kenneth Brody <kenbrody at spamcop.net>
> Subject: Re: /persistent:yes  usb to lpt1 mapping in windows 7
> To: Lonnie Toot <ltoot at live.com>
> Cc: 'FilePro Mailing List' <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> Message-ID: <4D8E140D.1000704 at spamcop.net>
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> On 3/26/2011 1:57 AM, Lonnie Toot wrote:
> >
> > No it is a usb printer,
> 
> That may be so, but it's irrelevant.  It's on a network share, and that's 
> all that really matters here.  How it's physically attached to the print 
> server doesn't matter.
> 
> > I'm not saying that I'm doing it right but it is the only way that i
> > was taught how to do it. I will not be at work until Monday, but I'm
> > willing to give your idea a try. Forgive me, but I'm not very
> > experienced with dos at all. Though I'm over 40 I didn't get in to
> > computers until windows ME. Do I run this command once from the
> > command prompt or is this inserted in to a batch file, and should I
> > assume that I don't need the "/persistent:yes" with the commands that
> > you suggested? I've thought about buying an old dos book , but wasn't
> > sure that this would get me to where i needed to be. As an example of
> > my lack of knowledge as i stated earlier, I'm not sure where to insert
> > the commands that you gave me to try batch, filePro somewhere, or at
> > the command prompt.
> [...]
> 
> Don't bother with old DOS books, since you're using Windows, not DOS.
> 
> I did the command you said you were using:
> 
>      net use lpt1: \\server\printer /persistent:yes
> 
> from a non-administrator command prompt, and it was still there after I 
> rebooted this morning.  (I didn't try it from an administrator prompt. 
> Perhaps that's your problem?)
> 
> But, if you simply tell filePro to print to "\\server\printer", or better 
> still, "win:\\server\printer", then there is no need for the "net use" 
> command in the first place.
> 
> -- 
> Kenneth Brody
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