Thanks for looking those up for me. I didn't know (but I should have
guessed) that Fry's had an online presence and that they sell refurbished
stuff. Last time I was in LA, a group of us lost track of time in a Fry's
store and we all missed a flight. Cool place...
Anyway, since I travel a lot and sometimes get stuck with whatever is laying
around the office that nobody's using, it would be extremely useful to
figure out a way to flush all of the unused port assignments out if my
laptop. If you know of a way or know of a reference that I might research,
it would be greatly appreciated. I'm stumped here.
"Cari (MS-MVP)" <NewsGroups DeleteThis @coribright.com> wrote in message
news:eN4zIcsDIHA.5976@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> It might be easier for you to invest in something a little newer with USB.
>
> If you're looking for something cheap and cheerful, there is:
> http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4749749?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
>
> A little better (but slightly more)
> http://shop4.outpost.com/product/5247897?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
>
> Better still:
> http://shop4.outpost.com/product/5290387?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
>
> Unfortunately Parallel to USB adapters are very prone to either failure or
> not working altogether and it is probably time the poor old 250 had a good
> rest.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
> "Bill Farina" <bill1000 DeleteThis @venture-1.com> wrote in message
> news:%231oPYdlDIHA.4028@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Sorry about that... I'm using a USB to Parallel adapter.
>>
>> "Cari (MS-MVP)" <NewsGroups DeleteThis @coribright.com> wrote in message
>> news:OMl4hXhDIHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> The Canon BJC-250 is an LPT printer and about 12 years old. How are you
>>> connecting it to your PC? With parallel or with a USB to parallel
>>> adapter?
>>> --
>>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>>> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
>>> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>>>
>>> "Bill Farina" <bill1000 DeleteThis @venture-1.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23du819eDIHA.3884@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Is there any way to force a delete of a printer port? I currently have
>>>> 3 Virtual Printer Ports for USB and a printer that refuses to work.
>>>> When I first hooked it up a few months ago, there were 2 VPPs for USB
>>>> and the printer would take 5-10 minutes to print. Now there are three
>>>> of them and I might not live long enough to see something print.
>>>>
>>>> I've tried uninstalling the problem printer and reinstalling it.
>>>>
>>>> I've tried uninstalling the printer and rebooting multiple times to see
>>>> if the ports go away.
>>>>
>>>> I've tried going in and directly deleting the ports from the properties
>>>> section of my printer. I get the message: Selected port cannot be
>>>> deleted, request not supported.
>>>>
>>>> I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling USB support in my device
>>>> drivers.
>>>>
>>>> The machine is a laptop and has Windows XP Pro SP2. The printer is a
>>>> Canon BJC-250. Any help appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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