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john l - 07 Feb 2004 16:41 GMT

Hi i was hopeing someone could tell me how to add a ubs
port to run my printer through.The only selections i have
right now are COM4,FILE or LPT1. Thanks

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Rick - 07 Feb 2004 20:18 GMT

> Hi i was hopeing someone could tell me how to add a ubs
> port to run my printer through.The only selections i have
> right now are COM4,FILE or LPT1. Thanks

Your USB port is either on the motherboard already, or can be added
through a USB PCI Card.

If you already have USB, you'll have to Enable it in the machine's BIOS:
while booting, tap on (usually) <delete> to access it. Once you've set
USB as Enabled, continue to boot; Windows should take care of it from there.

Rick

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Colin Nash [MVP] - 17 Feb 2004 03:47 GMT

You can't install USB printers the same way you do the parallel ones with
the Add Printer Wizard. You need to run the cd that came with it first. It
will create a "port" for you.

Follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully with USB printers. Usually
they want you to run the setup before you even plug the printer's USB cable
into your computer.

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> Hi i was hopeing someone could tell me how to add a ubs
> port to run my printer through.The only selections i have
> right now are COM4,FILE or LPT1. Thanks

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mike - 22 Mar 2004 15:55 GMT

I have the same problem. I was on the phone with lexmark
tech support for 3 hours. I took the printer to another pc
and it worked fine. It created the port. My pc wont,it
gives me the option to add port but i dont know what to
label it, or if that will even work.i have tried
everything i can think of. please help.

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