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‎11-26-2015 04:35 PM - edited ‎11-26-2015 04:38 PM

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Product: All Parallel Printers
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit)

Just saw a reply to a 5100 printer connected to lpt under windows 10 which failed with upgrade.  User was able to get it working by going into lpt port properties and telling it to use any interrupt assigned to the port.  This may be the solution users with windows 10 using parallel port on computer may need if printer stops working after upgrade.  The setting is usually under device manager where you scroll down to ports and left click and then right click on the lpt port being used and hit properties and they click on port settings and make the change.  It may or may not work but worth a try if all else fails.  Also applies to windows 10 64 bit.

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‎12-17-2015 11:49 AM

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I can't believe this is the only forum that has figured out Microsoft 10's latest blunder !

 

I spent 2 hours yesterday troubleshooting this issue for a client, and then this morning my LPT port quiting printing as the result of an update last night ... I would love to have the Microsoft Programmers in a room locked and a baseball bat ... 

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‎12-19-2015 03:40 PM

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After a whole day faffing around - here is a 2 minute solution. I am ecstatic!!

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‎12-19-2015 04:08 PM

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Brilliant.  Tried all day and now you find me a 2 minute solution

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‎06-14-2016 08:40 AM

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I have a new Phonix Envy 860

My cutter has the older  printer cable

I purchased a cable to fit and connect to back USB ports

but my cutting program cadlink signlab8 says error reading port

when i use to set this prograsm up i would set cutter to LPT1 portand would work fine

ALSO NOTE my older computer just got a automatic upgrade to windows 10 and that machine works fine

with my cutter no problem

can someone guide me...

Thank you

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‎06-14-2016 09:10 AM

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I have a new Phonix Envy 860

My cutter has the older  printer cable

I purchased a cable to fit and connect to back USB ports

but my cutting program cadlink signlab8 says error reading port

when i use to set this prograsm up i would set cutter to LPT1 portand would work fine

ALSO NOTE my older computer just got a automatic upgrade to windows 10 and that machine works fine

with my cutter no problem

can someone guide me...

Thank you

ZAKIE

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