What does DosPrint do to run a DOS program in Windows and print to an installed printer?DosPrint is a freeware program that allows you running DOS programs on modern Windows computers (64 bit too) and printing to Windows printers (including USB, GDI and PDF virtual printers) by installing specialist third party programs specifically designed to solve these common DOS problems. The DosPrint.exe program checks if your Windows version is 32 bit or 64 bit (in the last case a DOS emulator is needed to run a DOS program, otherwise Windows itself can already run it), then it suggests you the best additions for your specific computer. At that point you
just have to accept them or change them with your preferred choices and
click OK -> Start,
then DosPrint will automatically download, install
and configure the programs you selected to run your
DOS applications
and/or print to the already installed Windows printers without
having to manually download, install, and learn how
to configure them (that usually would mean manually editing huge text
files). Yes, with a couple of clicks you can have DosPrint making all the job for you in a few minutes. When DosPrint has finished you just have to:
Yes, your DOS program can even print to the same printers you're used to use with Ms-Word or Internet Explorer, including virtual printers, like PDF writers / e-mailers. Why do I need additional software to run DOS programs and print to Windows printers?Running:When running a DOS program on a modern Windows computer you might see a message like "Unsupported 16-Bit application" or "This app can't run on your PC", or similar. That's because DOS programs are 16 bit while most of newer computers nowadays are 64 bit, so they cannot natively run a DOS program without a DOS emulator. Printing:If instead you're already running your DOS program through the Standard Windows Command Prompt (on a 32 bit Windows version), but you've seen the error message "write fault error writing device PRN" or "ERROR TERM/0 Print error" (or similar) when printing from your DOS application, that's because DOS programs could only print to LPT (parallel) ports (usually LPT1:, that's an alias for PRN:) or, in rare cases, COM (serial) ports, and modern computers don't integrate those ports anymore. Printing nowadays is performed via USB printers, network/IP/wireless printers or even virtual printers, like PDF writers or fax printers At the DOS age, USB, IP, Wireless, virtual ports were simply unknown, so no DOS program can address them directly. How the DOS problems above are solved by DosPrint?Like said earlier, DosPrint solves the 2 problems by installing additional programs designed for those purposes:
The additional programs above are Freeware or Shareware (this means you don't have to pay to use them, or you can freely use them for a trial period, then you're required to pay a registration fee to continue using them) but it may be hard to decide which are the best ones for your specific case (do I really need a DOS emulator for my own computer? - Does it have to support LPT ports?, COM ports?, both?), and even once decided, you've to learn how to configure them; usually by manually editing long text files and see if the changes works by trial and error. DosPrint does this job for you, by automatically downloading, installing and configuring the programs (above) you've selected to solve your DOS problems. So, in a few minutes you'll solve your DOS problems and print your reports, then you can relax and eventually study the manuals to fine tune some DOS parameters qietly. How do I install / uninstall DosPrint?DosPrint doesn't need to be installed on your machine. Just download and run it (it's the single DosPrint.exe program that does the job). So,
DosPrint doesn't even have to be uninstalled later
on. If
instead you want to uninstall the additional programs
(installed by DosPrint as per your choices), you can do it by their
uninstallation tools in the Windows Start menu and/or by the
"Add/Remove Programs" icon in the Windows Control Panel. How much does DosPrint.exe cost?DosPrint is free, both for private and commercial use. Please see the License Depending which programs you'll choose to install to solve the Run and/or Print problems you may be required to pay those developers a fee for those programs (some of them are Shareware; please check the documentation installed with those programs and their websites once you've found out those that are working for you), but no fees are required for this DosPrint.exe program. Do you offer some kind of support?DosPrint is free and provided AS IS, in the hope it may help you. Please see the License Since it doesn't need to be installed on your machine (simply run the DosPrint.exe program) and it doesn't have to be configured (just select a couple of choices and click a button), we doubt you'll ever have the need for support about DosPrint, however, if you've some question, find a bug, wish to send us some comment or suggest another DOS emulator to add in DosPrint, you can use the contact form below: we'll do our best to answer you as soon as possible. If instead you've questions or need support for configuring the preferred DOSBox variant you've installed, please note we didn't write them ourselves, they're third-party software available on the internet, so, please contact directly their manufacturers as indicated in the documentation installed with those programs and their websites. If you need help with the Printfil program, you can contact the Printfil support at this link. |
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8 Feb 2022 |