"net use lpt1" (was Re: Filepro-list Digest, Vol 86, Issue 41)

[Kenneth Brody]

On 3/28/2011 12:02 AM, Lonnie Toot wrote:
>
> 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.
[...]
>> 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?)
[...]

As I said, I did it from a non-elevated-rights command prompt.

But, in any case, there's really no reason to be doing this (at least as far 
as filePro is concerned), as you can simply tell filePro to print to 
"\\server\printer", or "win:\\server\printer", without any "net use".

-- 
Kenneth Brody