LPT1

You can trick Windows by using the USB printer as a dummy "network" printer connected to LPT1.

Share the USB printer

Use a share-name easy to remember, such as "Printer".

Connect the shared printer as LPT1

NET USE LPT1: \\[Computer-Name]\Printer /PERSISTENT:YES

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@echo off
::delete the printer
net use lpt1 /delete
::add the printer
net use lpt1 \\\COMPUTER\PRINTER /persistent:yes
::fire up the nasty ol' DOS program
<existing syntax used to start the program>


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NUM LOCK issues:

 is finding that their Numeral Lock key or Num Lock is not enabled, is turned off, not working or inactive on startup or reboot in Windows 10, Windows 8 or Windows 7. I researched this issue a bit and found these two possible solutions for the problem. One is a registry fix which may work in Windows 10/8/7, and the other is by disabling Fast Startup in Windows 10/8.

Enable Num Lock on startup

Here are two ways you can do it.

Enable Num Lock on startup using registry tweak

The second method is to alter the registry settings and so, Windows 10/8/7 users can try this. I would strongly recommend taking a backup of the registry and create a system restore point first. Having done that, follow these steps:

• Press Win + R and type in Regedit
• Navigate to registry key HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard
• Right-click on the “InitialKeyboardIndicators”, select Modify and change Value data to 2.
• Exit Registry.

Note: If you see the default value data as 2147483648; that is fine too and is the default on most installations.