Microsoft KB Archive/182146

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Statest.exe Reads Status of Parallel Port

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Q182146

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Win32 Device Driver Kit (DDK) for Windows NT, versions 3.51, 4.0, on platform(s):
 * the hardware: Intel x86

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SUMMARY
The Statest.exe sample application reads the status of the parallel port in conjunction with the Windows NT DDK sample driver PARSTAT. You must build and install the PARSTAT driver located in %NTDDK%\src\comm\parstat prior to running the STATTEST application. Parstat.ini is a driver install script included with the STATTEST sample application.

To install the PARSTAT driver run:

  Regini.exe Parstat.ini You must restart your computer to load the driver.

For more information on building and installing drivers, please see the Windows NT DDK.

NOTE: Regini.exe is shipped with the Microsoft Win32 DDK, and is also available via the Windows NT resource kit. You can obtain the Microsoft Win32 DDK from the Driver Developers Kits Web page.

MORE INFORMATION
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

"Statest.exe" Release Date: Mar-06-1998

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Additional query words:

Keywords : kbfile kbsample

Issue type :

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWinDDKSearch kbWin32sSearch kbWin32DDKSearch kbWin32DDKNTSearch