I have a DOS based program that when i use it..and go to "P" to print it locks up the program. and when you cntrl/alt/delete to get out of program you can no longer use it...you have to uninstall it and reload it..then you can use it, but the same situation starts all over again.
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geeze. bmx_matt1234 if that's your answer then stop answering questions.\n\nYou will want to capture the printer port prior to running your DOS app. This should work but not always as XP DOS is not really DOS.\n\nI'm not going to retype the solutions already typed out at these sites, check them out:
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XP W/ SP 2 IS ACTUALLY (man, that's annoying) quite stable.  With problems like that I'd try reinstalling Windows--this'll give you a fresh install and wipe out stuff running in the background.  If same thing happens with fresh install you probably have a hardware problem.
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Did you try using the /? after the set command?\n\nEx:\n\nset /?\n\nThat displays the parameters and options.\n\n/? works with any DOS command.
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best way is to remove and re-instal the program which is creating the problem. to remove a "normal" (not Office for example) program, go to start, control panel, add or remove programs, and select the offending programs. Re-install a version you trust
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Try using the > LPTx command, assuming your printers are set up correctly for DOS printing. See http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000199.htm .
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When you reinstalled it, you were reinstalling the faulty program from the same source no doubt. Therefore each reinstall was reproducing the same fault. Find an alternate source of the same program and reinstall from that. This will most likely fix the problem. If not, it is a platform fault, meaning you need to reinstall EVERYTHING. I pray for you that this will not be neccessary. Blessed Be.
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Try restarting your computer. It might just be that the program that was using it didn't close right. If you still can't delete it, try booting into safe mode (Press F8 while the computer is booting and then choose safe mode). Find the file and delete it from there and restart like normal and your problem should be fixed.
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YOU ARE HAVING "SPOOL" PROBLEMS.\n\nMost of the time, you can reinstall the Drivers. ( The Disk) that came with it.\n\nYou might do a uninstall first, just to avoid any other issues. \n If you have only 1 printer, delete anyother printer programs you have, they may be conflicting.\n\n\nGood Luck.
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Use Dev C++ just to compile (Ctrl+f9 is the shortcut) and run a program by calling it (typing it's name in the right directory) from Command prompt. That will work for sure .\n\nMaybe a \nsystem PAUSE;\nline would make Dos screen from DevC++ stay longer when you Compile&Run, but I'm not sure about that.\n\nAnyway, there is no problem with the C++ code that you typed.
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what type of printer do you have ? we need more information.  you may need updated print dirvers. or some printers are just not able to print these characters.
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Check the Minimum System Requirements for print workshop.  If that is ok, then  go into the D drive by click on My Computer. Right click on the drive... choose "AutoPlay" to see if you can load the program from right there. Also try to install another program to see if the D drive is working ok (a disk that you have installed before). Open the D Drive and make sure the disk is sited properly...oO( if you are like me, you will Know what I mean).
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What do u mean by kicked out of control panel?\nWhich OS are u running.\nWhat I would do is to uninstall the printer driver, reinstall it and then update the driver. It helped me with my printer problems. Unplug the printer uninstall and reinstlall the driver the plug the printer back in and see how it goes.\n\nDanEEngineer@yahoo.com
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a spooler is a process that controls adding and removing thigs from queues - in this case, seeing as you've mentioned having an issue with your printer i'd guess it's your printer spooler causing issues - firstly, just unplug your printer from the power socket on the wall, wait a minute (literally 60 seconds) and power it back on. If this doesnt help - switch off printer power again and restart your pc with it off - this *should* clear your print queue - once you power your printer back on it should work. If it doesn't then an unistall and reinstall of your printer drivers should sort it out.
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I'll give you five quick causes for this, in order of likely occurrence. You can look up how to deal with each one on the Internet.\n\n1.  Your printer driver is outdated.\n2.  You've embedded too large a graphic in your Word doc.\n3.  You have the Nimda virus\n4.  Your Normal.dot (template) got corrupted.\n5.  You have too many temp (.tmp) files in your root drive.\n\nGood luck.
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It's more due to a bad driver call or a program call then anything else.\nThe best course of action is to un install the printer and then re-install the program.
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When I have a program with a trial period, I save what I want in another folder, remove the program and then reinstall it for another trial period.  \nI use an older version of PSP that is a great program and it never expires.
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Is this a work or school PC?  Sounds like they are blocking it with a Group Policy Object (GPO) from the network.\n\nWhat are you trying to run?  Sometimes if you go into Help files on certain applications (like Windows XP), there is a backdoor to the command line.