Netware-like print queues for Windows 2000 server

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Does anyone know if there is a way to use legacy programs
in the win2k server environment so that the program
sees "Netware-like" print queues, e.g. Word Perfect for
DOS in a Windows 2000 workstation environment? When you
choose WordPerfect network printers, the program expects
print queues, not share-name printers. Does anyone know
of a Microsoft or other company product which can do this?
 
Does anyone know if there is a way to use legacy programs in the win2k
server environment so that the program sees "Netware-like" print queues,
e.g. Word Perfect for DOS in a Windows 2000 workstation environment? When
you choose WordPerfect network printers, the program expects print
queues, not share-name printers. Does anyone know of a Microsoft or
other company product which can do this?
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You can use:

net use lpt1: \\PRINTSERVER\printshare

and then print to lpt1.

Does that not work?

HTH,

Bill
 
That is a good solution, except that I have used up all
three lpt devices with netuse, lpt1, lpt2, and lpt3, for
another dos program that has the same problem. What is
netshare?
 
Sorry, I mean printshare.
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I typed "PRINTSERVER" to mean: Use the name of your print server.

I typed "printshare" to mean: Use the name of a print share on that server.

HTH,

Bill
 
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