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Just after booting the new PC you should see a DOS screen that lists the
basic system resources. Hit the "Pause" key and make sure there is at
least one number listed next to "Parallel Ports" (probably #378) -- If
there is more than one number, you have more than one Parallel Port and the
Dongle may not be plugged into LPT1 --
Make sure that the Male connector on the Dongle is plugged into LPT1 (on
some PCs it's possible to plug the Dongle in backwards - into the Serial Port)
If the above two steps pass, the SSIACT program should find the
Dongle. You need to run SSIACT from a basic DOS prompt-- not from within
Windows -- Boot the PC and interrupt with F8 and select "Dos Prompt", or
exit Windows with the "Restart in DOS Mode" option --
If all this fails, best to go to Control Panel > System > Device Manager --
Highlight the "Ports LPT1" entry and "Remove" it --
Re-boot and Win should find the Port and try to re-install it --
If all this fails, you'll probably need to get a 2nd Parallel Port Card --
Win will assign it LPT2 and you'll need to tell SSIACT that the Dongle is
on LPT2 --
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At 05:23 PM 03/29/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Group,
>
>I've got TS4 (TS ver 4.23 CD) installed on a P233, whose Autoexec.bat
>reads Set SSI_ACT=2,2,6
>I am now trying to install TS4 on a P500, whose Autoexec.bat I have also
>set to read Set SSI_ACT=2,2,6
>Installation completes.
>I shift my dongle from the P233 LPT to the P500 LPT.
>I successfully print from the P500 so its LPT works satisfactorily.
>I click Offline Signal Server & get Error Message: Security Block is
>missing.
>I go to C>Omega>Prog>Drivers>NT & click on SSIACT.exe
>Under Attach one Activator to LPT, I press Enter
>I get Activator not found.
>
>Control Experiment - P233 with dongle on it ---
>I go to C>Omega>Prog>Drivers>NT & click on SSIACT.exe
>Under Attach one Activator to LPT, I press Enter
>I get Activator found --- The optimal parameters are Set SSI_ACT=2,2,7
>If I remove the dongle from the P233, I get Activator not found.
>Therefore, the dongle is recognized in the P233, and when the dongle is
>on the P233, the TS4 Activator in the P233 works.
>
>Conclusion - P500 with dongle on it ---
>The dongle is not recognized in the P500, and without the dongle being
>recognized, the TS4 Activator in the P500 won't work & I get the error
>message.
>
>Observation: For both computers, the first line of [386Enh] in
>system.ini reads DEVICE=ssiact.386
>
>Query: How do I get the TS4 Activator to recognize the dongle in the
>P500?
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Richard
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