🚀 go-pugleaf

Failing that, the port may have actually been damaged by the lightening.
The cheapest option here would be to buy a card with a couple of com ports
and a printer port you may even be able to get one with USB ports as well.
You might like to try PC world.
But only find out if a card is available and then buy from simply or tech
direct and save a small fortune. . . :o)

Gaz

<ng@smart34.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:37bc4cea.9269202@news.freeserve.co.uk...
> On Thu, 19 Aug 1999 18:34:49 +0100, "4
> " <davidit@bentley200.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >
> > I am having problems with me hewlett packard deskjet 695C.And was
wondering
> >if
> > anybody could help me in any way what so ever.
> >Ok i will now tell you the problem that i am having ......
> >When i try to install the sofware for the printer everything works fine
> >untill the program trys to find the port to install it .
> >It comes back with no port found and will not proceed any further.
> >Everything was working ok untill we had a lightning storm and it knocked
out
> >my modem which was a internal modem .So i went out and bought a external
> >modem which i have installed and works ok.The new modem is on com port 1.
> >The internal one is on com port 3.
> >I also have a scanner attached to the comp which also does not work now
and
> >when i try to install it it says make sure LPT1 is enabled?Do you know
how i
> >do this to find out if it enabled or not.I have looked in device manager
at
> >all com ports and it says that they are working perfectly fine.I have
bought
> >a new lead also for the printer to find out if it was my old one that was
> >the problem but i am still getting still the same responce.
> >If you need any other info to help me out then please reply to author .If
> >anyone know what the problem could be or could you please forward it on
to
> >someone who could help me or send a email address to me.
> >many thanks for your time to read this e-mail.
> >                                                        many regards
> >(frustrated non printer user)
> >
>
>
> Sounds like the port is turned off in the bios to me.  Very similar
> symptoms to those I had and this was the cause.  You should look in
> the bios to make sure the port is enabled if you know how.
>
> Steve M