Not detecting LPT

TheOrangeRemix · 05-06-2006, 05:46 PM

Hello,

I'm trying to install a Canon Bubblejet BJC-250 on my Windows XP. I installed the drivers required and tried to print out a test sheet but it did not print at all.

I looked further into it and it appears that I don't even have any LPT ports configured. I tried to install one manually and the result: it created an LPT3 (?) printer port and Windows reported that there was a problem. I went into the device properties and it gave me this message:

Windows cannot determine the settings for this device. Consult the documentation that came with this device and use the Resource tab to set the configuration. (Code 34)

How do I install the LPT port correctly so that my printer will work?

Thanks

gonlaz · 05-07-2006, 08:17 PM

Hey dude, I am experiencing this same problem. Everything I can find on the net so far points to having to go to BIOS and clear or reset the BIOS settings. I am a little afraid to do that, I didn't know how safe that was?

TheOrangeRemix · 05-07-2006, 10:09 PM

I fixed the problem. I did what they said and went into the BIOS. From there, I accessed ECP settings and enabled the parallel port. After that, everything worked fine. It's nothing major -- it's just that sometimes the BIOS defaults the parallel setting to off.

05-06-2006, 05:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
TheOrangeRemix Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 77 OS: Win XP	Not detecting LPT Hello, I'm trying to install a Canon Bubblejet BJC-250 on my Windows XP. I installed the drivers required and tried to print out a test sheet but it did not print at all. I looked further into it and it appears that I don't even have any LPT ports configured. I tried to install one manually and the result: it created an LPT3 (?) printer port and Windows reported that there was a problem. I went into the device properties and it gave me this message: Windows cannot determine the settings for this device. Consult the documentation that came with this device and use the Resource tab to set the configuration. (Code 34) How do I install the LPT port correctly so that my printer will work? Thanks __________________ Enermax 535W PSU, Asus K8N, AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 2.0 GHz, 512 MB RAM, ATI Radeon 9700 Pro, 80 & 40 GB HD, 16x DVD-RW, 48x CD-RW

05-07-2006, 10:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheOrangeRemix Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 77 OS: Win XP	I fixed the problem. I did what they said and went into the BIOS. From there, I accessed ECP settings and enabled the parallel port. After that, everything worked fine. It's nothing major -- it's just that sometimes the BIOS defaults the parallel setting to off. __________________ Enermax 535W PSU, Asus K8N, AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 2.0 GHz, 512 MB RAM, ATI Radeon 9700 Pro, 80 & 40 GB HD, 16x DVD-RW, 48x CD-RW

05-07-2006, 08:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
gonlaz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I live in Texas Posts: 66 OS: Windows XP Professional	Hey dude, I am experiencing this same problem. Everything I can find on the net so far points to having to go to BIOS and clear or reset the BIOS settings. I am a little afraid to do that, I didn't know how safe that was?