RE: Problems Printing After XP Upgrade from 98SE



May find some help here.
Print From DOS with WindowsXP
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm
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"je7383" wrote:

> I have a client whom I recently upgraded to XP from 98SE. Their primary
> application is a DOS application, and their primary printer is a shared
> Laserjet 6p. They are on a peer to peer network.
>
> After the upgrade, at first, test pages printed from all workstations as
> expected. Upon attempting to print from the DOS application (Foxpro 2.5 I
> believe), A print job would show up in the queue, then disappear without
> printing, then more jobs would be added continuously. Hundreds of jobs would
> stack up very quickly.
>
> I resolved the problem by deleting the print queue and the drivers from the
> server then re-installing. This solved the problem for about one week, then
> the problem re-appeared.
>
> I then tried using the newest driver on the HP web site. The same problem
> occurred. Next I deleted the queue and drivers again and re-added using the
> XP driver again. This solved the problem but I don't know for how long or
> what causes it to re-appear.
>
> Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
> --
> JE
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