DOS and Windows allocate resources and use printers differently, so having a shared printer on LPT1/LPT2 in Windows may not work as LPT1/LPT2 in DOS.

1. Click “Start”, then “Run”, and type: cmd
2. Press OK.
3. At the command prompt type:

Where # is 1 or 2, COMPNAME is the name of the computer the printer is connected to, and PRINTER is the shared name of the printer (Pre-Windows 2000 name).

Ex.

To delete the printer type:

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