🚀 go-pugleaf

"C. Ruesink." wrote:
> 
> I am having a lot of trouble of upgrading an old win3.11 system to win2000.
> Any help is apprectiated. (I will devide my question/questions up).
> Remoove .nospamm too reeply.
> Thankyou.      Craig.
> 
> SYSTEM.
> 
> Celeron 400 + 64MB ram
> Roland Camm1 series plotter.
> Rainbow tech. Dongle.
> 
> Win2000pro
> Sign Wizard (R)  Plotting software   (cost ??   $2000 I think.)
> 
> The old system was a 486 wimn 3.11.   So i pulled out the HD and chucked it
> into my WIN2000 Box.
> 
> Question 1.  "How can i get 16bit software running stable under WIN2000?"
> 
> The plotter runs off parallel LPT1 port.
> 
> The Sign Wizard uses INTERNAL drivers.  I think this is maybe becasue of the
> DONGLE which must also be connected to LPT1 for the program to even load.
> The plotter will do only one "session"   (print execute)  then the computer
> crashes and even ctr+alt+del and restart/close will not work.   Gives error
> "Cannot terminate program.  Your 16bit subsytem may become unstable"  This
> is correct as it will not pork the LPT1 at all.
> 
> Can I run a 16bit shell?  That will work with the virtual drivers for the
> program?
> 
> The old win3.11 had NO Roland plotter drivers installed.  So I have NOT
> installed any for WIN2000.
> My next step is to set up a NEW PRINTER and install WINNT/2000 drivers for
> it.  I think maybe WIN2000 will not use LPT1 properly with the 16bit drivers
> the program uses.
> 
> Is there a work around for the DONGLE?
> How do these things work?
> Is the software written specifically for the selected DONGLE?
> 
> Ta.  Big ask I know.  All help recieved gratefully.
> mailto:spannerzwatson.nospamm@hotmail.com
> ~Craig~

  Camm1 Series drivers here:

   CX12/CX24 

    Win2000/XP  - http://www.rolanddga.com/r-net/FILES/CX_xp_v240.EXE  ( 316 KB  Version 2.40)

    Win95/98/ME - http://www.rolanddga.com/r-net/FILES/CX_98_v310.EXE  ( 198 KB  Version 3.40)

   Troubleshooting Tips and files here:

    http://www.rolanddga.com/support/file.ASP?fc=217&dept=&T=1&ST=&ft=14

   Sign Wizard - by Aries Graphics (http://www.aries-graphics.com/index.html)

    Upgrade page here:

     http://www.aries-graphics.com/Upgrades51.html

    Support page here:

     http://www.aries-graphics.com/Support.html

    Drivers for Roland Plotters here:

     http://www.aries-graphics.com/PlotDrivers.html

    Driver here:

     http://www.aries-graphics.com/PlotDrivers/roland.gpd  ( <1 KB)

  Lots of luck to ya.

  Bill