Enabling DOS Printing on Windows 95

On a Windows 95 system, you can enable DOS printing by capturing a printer port with Print Wizard or with the net use command:

net use LPT# \\server_name\printer_queue_name  

where # is number 1-4.

To Enable DOS Printing on Windows 95 Using Print Wizard

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers.

2. Right-click a printer icon and then click Properties.

3. Click Details.

   The printer Properties window opens.

4. Click Capture Printer Port.

   The Capture Printer Port window opens.

5. Select an LPT port: LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, or LPT4.

6. Type the path of the selected printer. For example,

   pcnfsd://server_name/printer_queue_name  
   

   or

   lpr://server_name/printer_queue_name
   

7. Click OK on the Capture Printer Port window.

8. Click OK in the printer Properties window.