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  1. - 30th May 2007, 00:44 #1
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    Ski, The answer is yes. Things were slowing down so much with the lap top (HP) I went for a factory restore and a new printer. The old unit used the parallel port, the new one is a USB connect. Stupid me, I dumped the old printer and software, but found out XP had it in the list and have readded it to the printer section of the control panel. I believe the drivers are in place, although I have no printer to check it with. This is strange, after the MeLabs program install a new icon which I haven't seen before came up with the start menue. It is a (MCS or Melabs logo) XP driver installer which keeps prompting me for proper administrative clearance to install? I haven't got around this yet as it is leading to a F8 or F12 boot situation. Run me through the routine if you have been there/done that. Right clicking this icon leads to compatability selections of which XP isn't listed? I'm sure the problem is in the driving of the port.
    Hi forwardbias,
    I don't use XP or the epic, but I have heard of lots of port issues with XP.
    As I understand it XP doesn't permit programs direct access to I/O.
    here are a couple of links of things to try:
    http://www.compphix.com/xpprintprob.html
    http://www.direct-io.com/
    http://www.analog.com/UploadedFiles/...nsorReadME.pdf
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    Same-O, routine, tried to add different I/O drivers from different sites to get up and running, no go. The NT,2000,XP install driver which is on the programs list with the programmer, help, etc., will not let me install it because it flags out with this "needs adminstrative privileges", which I have already set up. This may be a key to aligning the port correctly. Still searching for the cleanup with this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fowardbias View Post
    "needs adminstrative privileges"
    It seems to me you have to log on as Administrator . . .
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    I am currently logging on as the adminstrator with no change. I now have a clue as to what is causing this mess and will try to work around it later today. It has to do with XP and the port drive.
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    Ding Dong, the Witch is dead, had to dump all of MS upgrades and the wonderful Service Patch 2 before I regained control of the port. Everything is now working as before. One of the files may have been in conflict with the port communications.? Just for fun I may add a few of Bill G's junk back in just to see where it is. MS....love it / hate it.
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    Glad U Got it workin' again, I guess that makes you the goto guy for this problem
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    Quote Originally Posted by fowardbias View Post
    Ding Dong, the Witch is dead, had to dump all of MS upgrades and the wonderful Service Patch 2 before I regained control of the port. Everything is now working as before. One of the files may have been in conflict with the port communications.? Just for fun I may add a few of Bill G's junk back in just to see where it is. MS....love it / hate it.
    That's a bit wierd...
    I'm running XP Home w/ SP2 and all those patches, all updated and everything...and everything on the parallel port is working, including an old vintage Win98SE era parallel port scanner (Mustek...garbage, but it works). I don't think it's ever NOT worked.
    About the only thing I can think of is maybe your BIOS setting for the parallel port (Standard, ECP, EPP, ECP/EPP) might not be set right?

    Did you try (1) deleting the printers and (2) printer drivers, (3) deleting the actual parallel port ((4)allowing a complete restart), then (5) letting XP reinstall the parallel port when it restarts (not the printer driver), then (6) reinstall the printer driver?

    More straws for you to grasp at I guess...
    Thanks again Winblows...but what else are you going to use?
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