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Re: Installing TS4 Security Block on LPT2



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Issues resolved. MANY thanks to all who responded.
Philip

> Greetings all,
>
> I am running win98 and having a continuing problem getting the TS4
> security block to work with an HP600 all-in-one printer. I had a second
> parallel port installed today, but I can still only get either the
> dongle or the printer to work on LPT1. Neither works on LPT2:
>
> Does anyone have experience getting the dongle to work on LPT2? or the
> the HP600 of that matter. It makes no difference to me, it's just that
> the HP600 wants a dedicated port. At the very beginning of the install I
> get a message reading: "Install was unable to locate your HP OfficeJet
> on any of your parallel ports. Please select which port your OfficeJet
> will be connected to." I then select LPT2:, click "next" and then read:
> Your OfficeJet could not be found on ports LPT1: - LPT3:" So there's
> evidently something fishy about that port, which is why the security
> block won't work there either, do I have at least that much right? I
> thought all I had to do was to add a second port and plug the device or
> dongle in.
>
> TIA,
> Philip