[RBASE-L] - Re: Printing a file locally

[MikeB]

Start Button>Settings>Printers.  Select a printer that you think is a local printer.  Right click > Properties ... then the Ports Tab.  Which port is checkmarked in the listbox in the center?  To print locally, it must be an LPTx port that is checkmarked and the LPTx port must exist on the local machine.  Further Restart the offending machine in "Safe Mode" amd go to device manager > Ports and make certain there is only one entry for each port.  If there is more than one, delete them all and let windows reinstall them(it will on reboot).     ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RBASE-L Mailing List Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:37 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Printing a file locally Jim: Not sure I catch your meaning here.  We didn't delete, install, or reinstall any printers.  We just noticed that even in NotePad.exe, it will not print to the local printer, only to the networked printer.  RBase will not 'type' a file to the local printer, but will perfectly print reports. Just by chance.. you said that this was first being attempted to be done on the ??same printer?? that was on a network. If so then could the driver have not gotten uninstalled (when it was first setup to the network) and the new driver for it that should have it setup to the local LPT1 gotten installed and it have some wires crossed somewhere? Bernie: I'm not sure if the Okidata (networked) or the laserjet (local) is the default.  Doing a Prnsetup before the printing does not help.  Even in NotePad, she goes into Printer Setup, chooses the local printer, and it won't print. >Is the Okidata the default printer in windows? >if you do a prnsetup to the laserjet before printing, will that cure the problem?