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From: Ron Hinds on 12 Apr 2008 20:54
"Henry Ross" <HR(a)HR.invalid> wrote in message
news:13t7ukgsb4gaja0(a)corp.supernews.com...
>A colleague has just bought a new computer and is struggling to connect his
>LaserJet 2100pcl6 (yes, I know it's old!). Because it only connects via
>an LPT cable and the new machine doesn't have an LPT port, he's got hold of
>an LPT-USB adaptor and plugged it into his USB port.
>
> Windows XP Pro SP2 recognises it and prints a test page, but it won't
> print anything else (such as a Word document). Under the properties he's
> selected the USB port, and the print processor shows "WinPrint" and RAW
> data type.
>
> Can anyone suggest what else he might be able to do to get this bloody
> thing working, or is he going to have to buy a new printer?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> TrentSC

I've experienced a similar problem with a LJ4200. I solved it by using the
PCL5e drivers instead of the PCL6 (but don't ask me why that worked ;-)


From: Alan on 21 Apr 2008 02:20
On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:22:26 -0400, Ben Myers
<ben_myers_spam_me_not(a)charter.net> wrote:

> HP's PCL printers are generally upward compatible, i.e. a newer
>printer's PCL is a superset of that of an older printer. Last week, because I
>did not have Windows 98 software available for a client's really old computer, I
>connected up a Laserjet 4050 to the parallel port and simply retained the old
>LaserJet II driver. The client was satisfied with this workaround... Ben Myers

(I hope responding to an old post is okay):

The 4050 is 1200 dpi and supports PCL 6, PCL 5e and PS 2
The LJII is PCL 4 and 300 dpi.

PCL4 is a subset of PCL5, but PCL6 is a complete break.
PCL5 and PS2 support outline fonts and line graphics.

Win98 has drivers for several printers that support PCL5 and PS 2.
(Eg, LJ4 for PCL5, LJ4M for PS2)

These would be preferable as PCL4 was strictly bitmapped fonts and
graphics, and thus LJII PCL will always be 300 dpi.
Also, it won't manage the printer memory properly, and will send tiny
amounts of data at a time instead of using all the printer RAM.

If it was cranking out dBase reports in Courier, it probably makes
little difference, though.

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