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No Printer Port in Device Manager
I recently reinstalled Windows 98 in my AOpen computer.
Now there is no LPT listed under ports (COM & LPT) in Device Manager. I have went to Add new hardware and and added the printer port but I get yellow exclamation mark when I finish and the printer still does not work. I have done this several times removing the printer and the printer port and reloading them both after shutting down the computer and restarting it. Every time the LPT port either does not show up or it has a yellow exclamation mark by it and the printer never shows up in Device Manager, even though it shows up when I click on the Printer Icon. |
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Try booting into Safe mode. Then go to Device Manager and remove all
entries under ports. Also remove all entries in any category that has an entry with a ! next to it and all entries under Other (if any). Once you have done this exit Device Manager, say no to restarting and then Exit Windows and shut down. Let the system sit for a few seconds and then boot up and hopefully the port will be correctly enumerated during the boot process. Often some devices are not correctly recognized during a new installation but once the system is installed, it will be recognized correctly if nothing is conflicting with it. PattyL "Paul" wrote in message ... I recently reinstalled Windows 98 in my AOpen computer. Now there is no LPT listed under ports (COM & LPT) in Device Manager. I have went to Add new hardware and and added the printer port but I get yellow exclamation mark when I finish and the printer still does not work. I have done this several times removing the printer and the printer port and reloading them both after shutting down the computer and restarting it. Every time the LPT port either does not show up or it has a yellow exclamation mark by it and the printer never shows up in Device Manager, even though it shows up when I click on the Printer Icon. |
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