https://community.hpe.com/t5/backoffice-products/xp-printing/m-p/2716311#M693 This may be more than what you're asking for. I'm assumming that you want to print out to a network printer???<BR /><BR />Define a new port as LPT2 or LPT3 and install the correct printer driver for the HP laser.<BR /><BR />next, issue:<BR /><BR />net use LPT2 \\print_server_name\printer_name /PERSISTENT:YES<BR /><BR />In the DOS program define the printer port as the LPT2 or LPT3 port you created in XP above.<BR /><BR />In essence, the DOS program will then print through Windows to the printer across the network.<BR /><BR /><BR />Jon<BR /> Tue, 07 May 2002 18:22:42 GMT Jon Finley 2002-05-07T18:22:42Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/backoffice-products/xp-printing/m-p/2716310#M692 Hello,<BR /><BR />I'm sure there is a way to print from XP Dos application to an HPLJ5SIMX printer - do i have to install postscript driver or anything like that?? Fri, 03 May 2002 01:53:05 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/backoffice-products/xp-printing/m-p/2716310#M692 Rachael_2 2002-05-03T01:53:05Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/backoffice-products/xp-printing/m-p/2716311#M693 This may be more than what you're asking for. I'm assumming that you want to print out to a network printer???<BR /><BR />Define a new port as LPT2 or LPT3 and install the correct printer driver for the HP laser.<BR /><BR />next, issue:<BR /><BR />net use LPT2 \\print_server_name\printer_name /PERSISTENT:YES<BR /><BR />In the DOS program define the printer port as the LPT2 or LPT3 port you created in XP above.<BR /><BR />In essence, the DOS program will then print through Windows to the printer across the network.<BR /><BR /><BR />Jon<BR /> Tue, 07 May 2002 18:22:42 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/backoffice-products/xp-printing/m-p/2716311#M693 Jon Finley 2002-05-07T18:22:42Z