Printing in dos on a Microsoft Virtual PC to lpt port that is mapped on a xp pro local machine to a network share

assuming the VM is using NAT and you existing system's IP to link to the network, you should be able to map a generic printer port from the VM to an existing network printer.

add a printer you already have on the LAN to the VM, make a note of the printer server name and the SHARE name of the printer, once done, from a command prompt:

NET USE LPT1 \\nameofprintserver\printersharename /PERSISTANT:YES

this will make a permanent link from DOS LPT1 to your chosen printer for basic printing.

adding more info on the system

The dos 6.22   system on a vm is not in a network support  and has now network access
The dos system is under the vm and has a lpt1 enabled in the computer that is running the vm ( XP ) the lpt1 is mapped to the network printer and works ok .
thanks

eli

 

thanks for the update, glad you got it working.

i missed the info that the printer work ok on the windows system and not on the dos  system that is on a vm


thanks

eli

ah ok - what VM software are you using, as you should be able to enable a parallel port mode under options, that will link LPT1 in DOS to your windows system printer, when you use the command I gave above.  You may find it easier to run the DOS environment from within an XP system, as mapping printers is a lot easier - its what I currently do for a few staff who require access to our Sage for DOS archives.

With the likes of VMware Workstation, you simply edit the virtual machine settings, and under the hardware tab, add a Parallel port, before starting the VM.

Under Virtualbox, there is no option or current support for LPT ports that i am aware of, though it is often requested.

Hi
I am using Microsoft vp  and the lpt port in the vm is enable and mapped to the lpt1  port of the xp
I cannot work in the dos ver of windows i need the dos 6.22 ver


Thanks

Eli

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