Re: HP printers and FPW26

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From: Stefan Wuebbe (stefan.wuebbe_at_gmx.de)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 11:25:40 +0200

Hi Stephen,

Google "advanced group search" finds a lot of interesting threads,
e.g. those discussing the _fpreset() API in FP 2.x:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&q=fpw+hp+printer+_fpreset+group%3A*fox*&btnG=Search

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;183522
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;253356

This article indicates that the issue described in Q183522 was fixed in Vfp6SP3:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;230729

hth
-Stefan

"Stephen & Shelagh Ibbs" <stephen@ibbs.org.uk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:d9Igd.11132$cn.2136@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>I am sorry to raise this because I know it has been discussed in the past. The
>problem is that currently with my OE, XP SP2 I can't retain any messages for longer
>than 3 days, even with Tools, Options, Maintenance, Delete box UNchecked. I have
>tried Reset but to no avail.
>
> Some of my clients with old FPW26 apps experience problems printing to HP printers.
> My advice has been to remove the HP driver and select a close match from the list
> that Microsoft supplies. My problem is the earache I get as a result, particularly
> if it is a fancy printer with lots of bells or whistles, or they can't find a
> matching driver - will it break their printer etc.
>
> Can somebody point me to helpful articles about this problem. Is there better
> advice to give or wonder of wonders a definitive solution?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Stephen
>
>

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