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Parallel Port Address/Driver :-?

win95/msvc++: i need to know the lpt address (for example 378), ppl tell me i need to write a parallel port driver, i dont have a clue how to do this, is there another way to know the address, if now plz give me full detail how to write this driver.
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Knowing the address will not help you as you cannot directly access an IO port in a Win32 program.. The IO space is protected and can only be accessed in a VxD or regular device driver.
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so how can i access vxd or device driver?
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