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echo: xpoint
to: Simon Woodland
from: Martin Foster
date: 2005-01-09 18:22:00
subject: Printing using FreeXP on XP

Hello Simon!

09.01.05 at 16:55, Simon Woodland wrote to All:

SW> Just a little tip

SW> If you are using XP professional with a USB printer that can't be
SW> shared and want to print follow these steps

SW> 1) Set up a local printer under XP and use an IBM proprinter driver.
SW> 2) Set the port to file
SW> 3) Share the printer.
SW> 4) Open a Command prompt and type net use  lpt1:
SW> \\\

SW> 5) When you then print in Freexp it will ask you a file name to print
SW> to. 6) type in a filename
SW> 7) open the file in notepad, or any text editor and then print in the
SW> normal way.

Many thanks for that one.

Regards,
Martin

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