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Microsoft => Microsoft DOS => Topic started by: Xeratul on March 01, 2006, 09:04:02 AM

Title: USB Printing
Post by: Xeratul on March 01, 2006, 09:04:02 AM

Is there a way to connect to a USB printer? Does DOS have support for USB? So far I only understand it can connect to LPT1 Printers.

Title: Re: Connecting to USB Printer
Post by: Backdated on March 01, 2006, 09:40:55 AM

A USB printer is generally known as a Windows printer so it's unuseable in DOS.

Title: Re: Connecting to USB Printer
Post by: Xeratul on March 01, 2006, 04:27:07 PM

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A USB printer is generally known as a Windows printer so it's unuseable in DOS.

Ugh. >:(

So say I'm using Windows XP and I'm in cmd.exe, but I only have a USB printer.

Is there anyway I can directly print something?  :-? Without using an outside program?

Title: Re: Connecting to USB Printer
Post by: Backdated on March 01, 2006, 04:57:00 PM

CMD is an emulator so your printer should work fine. How you would output to it is another matter. Personally, I think I would redirect from PRN: to a file and print that out of a Windows application.

Title: Re: Connecting to USB Printer
Post by: GuruGary on March 01, 2006, 10:02:08 PM

What do you want to print?

Title: Re: Connecting to USB Printer
Post by: Xeratul on March 02, 2006, 07:54:55 AM

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What do you want to print?

Oh, nothing just curious if it could be done.