MODE Command: "Printer Output Is Not Being Rerouted"Last reviewed: May 14, 1997Article ID: Q134992 |
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SYMPTOMSWhen using the MODE command (a command line redirector for MS-DOS-based applications) to map a printer on a COM port to an LPT port, the following error may occur:
Status for device LPT1: Printer Output is not being reroutedThis error occurs even though the following correct syntax is used at the command prompt:
MODE LPTn:=COMm: WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, use the network redirector instead of the MODE command. For example, create and share a printer. At the MS-DOS prompt, type the NET USE command to map the appropriate port to the share UNC name, as in the following example:
NET USE LPT1: \\server\printshare STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
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Additional query words: 4.00 prodnt redirect reroute LPT1 LPT2 LPT3
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