Larry Have you checked the motherboard bios to see if the port somehow got turned off by accident. I used to to printer support for one of the major manufacturer's out there and we always checked the bios setup to make sure it is turned on. I cannot think of anything else.
Sincerely; Mike -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Browning Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 8:36 AM To: PC Questions Subject: PCWorks: LPT1 port seems to have disappeared! This is not my computer but a friends. They have Win 98 and we installed a different printer and its driver which worked on my Win98 systems just fine. Now when we look at printers the Epson 640 is dimmed and when I go to device manager and choose ports I do not see the LPT1. I have tried capture to no avail and I am not sure if the port is defective all of a sudden or what. I also disconnected the port from the back of the computer which also did not help. I also reinstalled the drivers for the Epson 640 which also did not help. I will change the cable next. Any thoughts on how to troubleshoot this. It worked the day I installed it. Thanks Larry ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
