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I will check on Monday for sure but if memory serves the command wont work without the elevated rights in win 7. I'll let you know one way or the other. <br><br>thanks<br>Lonnie<br><br>> From: filepro-list-request@lists.celestial.com<br>> Subject: Filepro-list Digest, Vol 86, Issue 41<br>> To: filepro-list@lists.celestial.com<br>> Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:49:20 -0700<br>> <br>> Send Filepro-list mailing list submissions to<br>> filepro-list@lists.celestial.com<br>> <br>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> http://mailman.celestial.com/mailman/listinfo/filepro-list<br>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> filepro-list-request@lists.celestial.com<br>> <br>> You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> filepro-list-owner@lists.celestial.com<br>> <br>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> than "Re: Contents of Filepro-list digest..."<br>> <br>> <br>> Today's Topics:<br>> <br>> 1. Re: /persistent:yes usb to lpt1 mapping in windows 7<br>> (Kenneth Brody)<br>> 2. Re: /persistent:yes usb to lpt1 mapping in windows 7<br>> (Kenneth Brody)<br>> <br>> <br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 1<br>> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:36:02 -0400<br>> From: Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net><br>> Subject: Re: /persistent:yes usb to lpt1 mapping in windows 7<br>> To: Lonnie Toot <ltoot@live.com><br>> Cc: 'FilePro Mailing List' <filepro-list@lists.celestial.com><br>> Message-ID: <4D8D18D2.8080001@spamcop.net><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed<br>> <br>> On 3/25/2011 6:19 PM, Lonnie Toot wrote:<br>> ><br>> > After sharing and naming the printer I click the windows start button<br>> > type cmd, then then press shift+ctrl+enter this brings up the admin cmd<br>> > prompt. I then enter "net use lpt1 \\computer\printer /persistent:yes"<br>> > then enter. I get a conformation that it was done correctly, and I can<br>> > print until I restart the computer.<br>> <br>> I didn't know about the ctrl-shift-enter shortcut. I usually just <br>> right-click and select "run as administrator".<br>> <br>> > I don't think that is the admin elevation that I used on the other<br>> > computer several months ago. Let me know if you need more information.<br>> <br>> Okay, so this has nothing to do with USB, but rather a network printer.<br>> <br>> I haven't used the "net use" command for printers. I suppose I can try it <br>> out later when I'm back home on our network.<br>> <br>> However, if this is for filePro, simply use "\\computer\printer" for the <br>> destination. Or, better yet, "WIN:\\computer\printer" instead, as that <br>> tells filePro to use the Windows print spooler API.<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Kenneth Brody<br>> <br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 2<br>> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:27:57 -0400<br>> From: Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net><br>> Subject: Re: /persistent:yes usb to lpt1 mapping in windows 7<br>> To: Lonnie Toot <ltoot@live.com><br>> Cc: 'FilePro Mailing List' <filepro-list@lists.celestial.com><br>> Message-ID: <4D8E140D.1000704@spamcop.net><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed<br>> <br>> On 3/26/2011 1:57 AM, Lonnie Toot wrote:<br>> ><br>> > No it is a usb printer,<br>> <br>> That may be so, but it's irrelevant. It's on a network share, and that's <br>> all that really matters here. How it's physically attached to the print <br>> server doesn't matter.<br>> <br>> > I'm not saying that I'm doing it right but it is the only way that i<br>> > was taught how to do it. I will not be at work until Monday, but I'm<br>> > willing to give your idea a try. Forgive me, but I'm not very<br>> > experienced with dos at all. Though I'm over 40 I didn't get in to<br>> > computers until windows ME. Do I run this command once from the<br>> > command prompt or is this inserted in to a batch file, and should I<br>> > assume that I don't need the "/persistent:yes" with the commands that<br>> > you suggested? I've thought about buying an old dos book , but wasn't<br>> > sure that this would get me to where i needed to be. As an example of<br>> > my lack of knowledge as i stated earlier, I'm not sure where to insert<br>> > the commands that you gave me to try batch, filePro somewhere, or at<br>> > the command prompt.<br>> [...]<br>> <br>> Don't bother with old DOS books, since you're using Windows, not DOS.<br>> <br>> I did the command you said you were using:<br>> <br>> net use lpt1: \\server\printer /persistent:yes<br>> <br>> from a non-administrator command prompt, and it was still there after I <br>> rebooted this morning. (I didn't try it from an administrator prompt. <br>> Perhaps that's your problem?)<br>> <br>> But, if you simply tell filePro to print to "\\server\printer", or better <br>> still, "win:\\server\printer", then there is no need for the "net use" <br>> command in the first place.<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Kenneth Brody<br>> <br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Filepro-list mailing list<br>> Filepro-list@lists.celestial.com<br>> http://mailman.celestial.com/mailman/listinfo/filepro-list<br>> <br>> <br>> End of Filepro-list Digest, Vol 86, Issue 41<br>> ********************************************<br> </body>
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