Microsoft KB Archive/119573

= Configuring Windows NT to Print to a Workgroup Add-On Machine =

PSS ID Number: 119573

Article Last Modified on 11/27/1999

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS 3.11

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This article was previously published under Q119573



SUMMARY
When you try to connect to a shared printer on a Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS machine from Windows NT, you receive the following error message:

Cannot connect to printer: Invalid printer name

You can neither browse the shared resource nor type the full path to connect to it; however, you may be able to print to a shared network resource using the steps below.



Printing to a Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS Print Server from Windows NT
 From within Windows NT, open an MS-DOS session. Type the following command

net use lpt \\ \

where  is the port you want to connect to. NOTE: The LPT port does not have to be physically present. From within Print Manager, choose Printer and then choose Create Printer. Install the driver for the printer, and select the same port chosen with the NET USE command at the MS-DOS prompt.

Even though the NET USE command is run within an MS-DOS virtual machine (VM), it becomes global to the entire system. Additionally, it is a persistent and ghosted connection--it is automatically restarted whenever the operating system is restarted. To disable this print functionality, you must open an MS-DOS session again and type the following command:

net use lpt<x> /d

This command deletes the persistent connection to the Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS machine.

Additional query words: wgao wfw wfwg err msg error message

Keywords: KB119573

Technology: kbAudDeveloper kbWFW311DOS kbWFWSearch

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