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- From: adhir@wam.umd.edu (Al Dhir)
- Subject: Re: some problems...
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.015555.4346@wam.umd.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 01:55:55 GMT
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- >Another problem revolves around my lpt1 port. There are a few games which try
- >to check out my hardware during the config process, and they check lpt1 for
- >some reason. I'm assuming they are looking for a parallel port sound card or
- >something similar. Anyway, OS/2 will ceaselessly pop up and tell me that there
- >is some other app using lpt1. I really don't know what this app could be...If
- >I open the settings for the print object, the output page shows lpt1 hashed
- >like it is open or something. And I can't find any way to disable this.
- >
- >Anyone have any answers?
- >
-
- Yup. The same thing used to happen to me. The solution turned out to be
- quite simple. Search out the VLPT.SYS file that shipped with 2.0GA and
- replace the service pack version with it. And then wave goodbye to that
- goddamn LPT1 port is in use message.
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