software protection key pluged into LPT

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Rytis

Dears,

I have the problem using software protection key pluged
into LPT. When my software I was running on Win98, it al
was fine. But now I upgraded to WinXP and my software does
not recognises anymore the software protection key.

Where is the problem? Is that any difference in LPT port
access control from Win98 and WinXP operating systems?

Thanks for advises,

Rytis Jurkonis

Biomedical engineer,
Kaunas medical univ. hospital
Lithuania
 
I would contact the manufacture of the software to see if they have a fix or
update for xp.
 
Greetings --

Both Win2K and WinXP, like WinNT before them, do not allow any
software applications to directly address hardware resources, such as
serial or parallel ports. This behavior is by design and is one of
the reasons the WinNT family of operating systems is so much more
stable than Win9x. For a hardware security dongle to work on these
operating systems, very specific device drivers must be provided by
the application's manufacturer.

If the application's manufacturer will not (or cannot because they
no longer exist) provide you with a patch, new device driver, or
product to render this legacy application Win2K/XP-compatible, you
have little choice other than to replace it, or continue using Win98.
You'll need to acquire a version of your application that is designed
specifically for Win2K/XP. Contact the manufacturer of the application
to see if any updates, patches, or upgrades are available.


Bruce Chambers

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