Microsoft KB Archive/121407

= List of Printers Supported by PRINTER.SYS =

Article ID: 121407

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q121407



SUMMARY
The following list of printers support the code-page switching provided in PRINTER.SYS: Type         Printer -

4201         IBM Proprinter II and III Model 4201 IBM Proprinter II and III XL Model 4202 4208         IBM Proprinter X24E Model 4207 IBM Proprinter XL24E Model 4208 5202         IBM Quietwriter III Model 5202 Although other printers can emulate the ones listed above, code-page support is usually not available for such printers.



MORE INFORMATION
The following examples represent typical usage of PRINTER.SYS:

CONFIG.SYS
device=c:\dos\ansi.sys device=c:\dos\display.sys con = (ega, 437, 2) device=c:\dos\printer.sys lpt1 = (type, 437, 2)    NOTE: Type will vary depending on the attached printer. country = 048,,c:\dos\country.sys

AUTOEXEC.BAT
nlsfunc mode con cp prep = ((850, 852) c:\dos\ega.cpi) mode con cp select = 852 mode lpt1 cp prep = ((850, 852) c:\dos\type.cpi)   NOTE: The particular *.CPI file will change depending on mode lpt1 select = 852 the attached printer]

chcp 852 keyb pl,,c:\dos\keyboard.sys Without the functionality provided in PRINTER.SYS, many of the language- specific characters used in non-English languages are not available. The characters may show up on the screen, but they may not print correctly.

Additional query words: 3.30 4.0 4.00 4.0a 4.00a 4.01 4.01a 5.00

Keywords: KB121407

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