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Old 02-28-2007
Mike
 

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Re: Dave Pogue Reviews Vista in the NYT "Vista Wins on Looks. As for lacks..."
"Chad Harris" <msftneedstogetoutvistainfo.net> wrote in message
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> The situation with many printer drivers is that XP drivers work if you
> use Virtual Ports. The Vista print team lied to a group of us who went to
> them and asked them to change the default to help facilitate printers
> working.


I've seen this mentioned before. What exactly is a "virtual port"? How do
you set it up?

My DeskJet is running off the parallel port. The LaserJet 4+ is in IP
device, and is plugged into my network hub. Both have drivers included with
Vista.

Mike

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