I appreciate the replies and I have not checked the bios and I am not sure how to do that. What I have found out by checking a win98 working system is when I use the hardware install feature I should select the ECP port. I am not sure what ECP stands for but I noticed that the ECP port in the working system had ECP (LTP) next to it. I can install that as I have already tried. If I remember correctly when I went to printer properties then detail I had LPT1 in there but when I tried to capture port it would not do anything. On the working system it captured the port.
Thanks Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Brown To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 4:42 PM Subject: RE: PCWorks: LPT1 port seems to have disappeared! 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 =====================================================
