Re: Printers are showing ports NE00, nothing prints out

Some software is messing with you.

Open each printer properties dialogs and, on the Ports page, change the port
to what you want (USB*) and click OK.

Then open the Print Server Properties dialog using File | Print Server
Properties. Use it to delete all these silly NE* ports. Just out of
curiousity, what is in the Description column for these ports (in either
place)?

Now, print a Test Page using the "Print Test Page" button on the printer
properties dialog? Then print from Notepad. Did these work?

Then keep trying one application at a time until something "breaks".

Paul

"ADS" <ADS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for the reply. All printers have worked, they won't print with all
components of Office 2000, Quicken 2004, Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional,
Notepad, Wordpad, Corel - you name it, these ports have taken over the usb
settings. All of the printers are good to go, just these ports have taken
over everything and I don't know how to get them deleted or removed.

"Paul Baker [MVP, Windows - Networking]" wrote:

Only certain programs use port names NE00, NE01, NE02, NE03, etc... I
have
seen older versions of Microsoft Word do that. I think it is making a
temporary port that is redirected to a network printer instead of just
using
the network printer directly. Of course, it's not even a network printer
from what you describe. I would test it with a program that doesn't do
that.

Does a Test Page print correctly? Is Notepad able to print correctly?

Does your printer show up in the Device Manager? I think it would be in
the
properties of the USB controller to which it is attached, where it lists
attached devices.

Did it ever work? If so, what changed?

Paul

"ADS" <ADS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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This is on a desktop that is running Windows XP Home, all my printers
are
showing that they are connected to usb ports. When it comes time to
print,
they are listed and printing to NE00, NE01, NE02, NE03 etc. ports.
Nothing
gets printed! I'm getting so desperate, that I am reduced to plugging
in a
small printer in the front usb port so that I can print tips or
instructions,
then unplugging it. I'm afraid that soon that port will be turned to
something I can't access. I'm not sure when this began but it has
affected
my
programs that I print items through. Please help, I'm at a loss!





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