Re: Accessing PC parallel port through XP

pmragar wrote :
I am currently using a data key reader that works with Windows 98, but not on XP. The key reader software is a Visual Basic application and needs to manipulate the parallel port directly, I believe. However, even running in 98 emulation it seems unable to access the parallel port. Does anyone have any ideas to help with this?

By default XP (and other NT-based OS's) blocks for direct access to the parallel ports. You'll need to run a small app that removes the block.

This link points to a company that ran into the same problem as you:
http://www.writelog.com/support/lpt_port_support_on_windows_nt.htm

Also, search for a solution:
http://www.google.com/search?q=windows+parallel+port+direct+access


/klaus

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