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X010: Text replacement - "<" to "<"
2020-07-20T14:01:27Z
<p>Text replacement - "<" to "<"</p>
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X010: Text replacement - ">" to ">"
2020-07-20T09:18:59Z
<p>Text replacement - ">" to ">"</p>
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X010: Text replacement - """ to """
2020-07-20T08:30:12Z
<p>Text replacement - """ to """</p>
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== SYMPTOMS ==<br />
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You will get the error message &quot;Printer is not connected to a valid port&quot; when the line corresponding to the assigned port is missing from the [ports] section of the WIN.INI file. For example, if the printer is connected to LPT1, the line<br />
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must be present in the [ports] section of the WIN.INI file. You will be unable to print until this is corrected.<br /><br />
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For the Panasonic KX-P6100 driver for Windows 95 the following port must be added:<br />
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You can correct this by connecting the printer to a port that is present in WIN.INI, or add the appropriate LPT1:= line to WIN.INI, using the following steps:<br /><br />
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<li>In the File Name box, type &quot;win.ini&quot; (without the quotation marks) and choose OK.</li><br />
<li>From the Search menu, choose Find.</li><br />
<li>In the Find What box, type &quot;[ports]&quot; (without the quotation marks) and select the Find Next button.</li><br />
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<p>or add the name of the port to which your printer is attached.</p></li><br />
<li>From the File menu, choose Save.</li><br />
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<li>Restart Windows.</li></ol><br />
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== MORE INFORMATION ==<br />
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This problem is most prevalent with FAX software connected to COM ports and can be caused by any reference to the COM port missing the colon. One key WIN.INI entry that can cause this problem is:<br />
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device=&lt;printer name&gt;,&lt;driver name&gt;,&lt;port&gt;:<br />
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If the colon is missing this problem will occur. To correct the problem, add the colon.<br />
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