Solve : about COM1 and LPT1????

1.	Solve : about COM1 and LPT1????
Answer» Can anyone GIVE me the command to change the COM1 to LPT1? i try enter the command like this "C:\> dir > COM1=LPT1" ,but it doesn't work.COM and LTP are completely different protocols, and completely different ports. You cant change COM to LTP or the other way around. If you need a COM port or an LTP port, you can BUY the hardware to put in your computer to have those ports if your computer did not come with one. Also, I believe there are USB to COM/LTP ports available. You can try the MODE command: Redirect PRINTING: MODE LPTn[:]=COMm[:] will work. You'll have to test if the reverse is true. This command was used mainly in MS-DOS and may not work on a modern Windows machine. Good luck. Quote from: Sidewinder on August 01, 2008, 04:17:26 AM You can try the mode command: Redirect printing: MODE LPTn[:]=COMm[:] will work. You'll have to test if the reverse is true. This command was used mainly in MS-DOS and may not work on a modern Windows machine. Good luck. I'm obviously confused Could you explain exactly what it is were talking about? I thought the poster meant changing folder names to change what LTP and the COM ports did, which, certainly isnt possible by the dir command. Quote Can anyone give me the command to change the COM1 to LPT1? I interpreted this to mean the OP WANTED to swap devices. COM1 and LPT1 are reserved device names and cannot be used as file/folder names. whoops i tried that and Mode LPT1=COM1 actually works(runnin Win 2K) but i dont no how to undo it. Help would be apreciated

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Can anyone GIVE me the command to change the COM1 to LPT1?
i try enter the command like this "C:\> dir > COM1=LPT1" ,but it doesn't work.COM and LTP are completely different protocols, and completely different ports.
You cant change COM to LTP or the other way around.

If you need a COM port or an LTP port, you can BUY the hardware to put in your computer to have those ports if your computer did not come with one. Also, I believe there are USB to COM/LTP ports available. You can try the MODE command:

Redirect PRINTING: MODE LPTn[:]=COMm[:] will work. You'll have to test if the reverse is true. This command was used mainly in MS-DOS and may not work on a modern Windows machine.

Good luck. Quote from: Sidewinder on August 01, 2008, 04:17:26 AM

You can try the mode command:

Redirect printing: MODE LPTn[:]=COMm[:] will work. You'll have to test if the reverse is true. This command was used mainly in MS-DOS and may not work on a modern Windows machine.

Good luck.

I'm obviously confused
Could you explain exactly what it is were talking about? I thought the poster meant changing folder names to change what LTP and the COM ports did, which, certainly isnt possible by the dir command. Quote

Can anyone give me the command to change the COM1 to LPT1?

I interpreted this to mean the OP WANTED to swap devices. COM1 and LPT1 are reserved device names and cannot be used as file/folder names.

whoops i tried that and Mode LPT1=COM1 actually works(runnin Win 2K) but i dont no how to undo it. Help would be apreciated

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