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Aptiva - 2144/2168 HP Deskjet 855C Install program lockup
Applicable to: United States
Deskjet Print Driver Installation for Windows 3.1 2144/2168 Mxx and Axx machines.
If you try to install the Deskjet Print Driver, and the system locks up on diskette 1, then you must do the following:
1. Go to Program Manager and select "File" "Run".
2. Type "win.ini" at the Command Line field.
3. Look for the following line:
run=C:\MWW\MANAGER\MWS.EXE C:\MWW\MODEM\MWMWIN.EXE C:\PS1TOOLS\AGUIDE.EXE
4. Insert a "; " before the "run=..." so that it says "; run=..."
5. Then do a "File" "Save" and "File" "Exit".
6. Go to Program Manager and select "File" "Run".
7. Type "system.ini" at the Command Line field.
8. Look for the following line:
comm.drv=C:\TCPDOS\BIN\comm.drv
9. Insert a "; " before the "comm.drv=C:\TCPDOS\BIN\comm.drv" so that it says "; comm.drv=C:\TCPDOS\BIN\comm.drv"
10. Look for the following line:
comm.drv=comm.drv
11. Remove the ";" before the "comm..." so that it says "comm..."
12. Then do a "File" "Save" and "File" "Exit".
13. Restart Windows.
14. Install Deskjet Driver per instructions.
15. Reverse the changes in all the files above.
For DeskJet 600 and/or 660C, install the Windows Drivers from the OS/2 side, i.e. from WIN-OS/2. No hangs, no ini files to mess with, then boot back to DOS/WIN.
And a TIP: If you are going print on your deskjet via WIN-OS2, remember to change the windows printer connection from LPT1 to LPT1.OS2 .... otherwise you will go through a tray of paper printing ASCII control codes one per sheet.
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Printers, Software Installation/Configuration, Hardware Installation/Configuration | |
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Date Created |
17-04-97 | |
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Last Updated |
22-03-99 | |
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Revision Date |
22-03-2000 | |
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IBM Aptiva | |
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Aptiva | |
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2144, 2168 | |
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21442R5; 21442R7; 21442R8; 2144M30; 2144M35; 2144M50; 21682R6; 21684R7; 21684R8; 2168M40; 2168M54; 2168M58; 21683R0; 21683R8; 2168M60; 2168M70 | |
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21442R5 | |
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