Create/Reinstall the Comm and LPT Ports

SECTION 1: Printer Ports.
1.If a conflict exists or the port's settings are incorrect, use Device Manager to remove
the printer port.
NOTE: To open Device Manager, use the right mouse button to click My Computer and
then click Properties on the menu that appears.

2.Click the Device Manager tab, double-click "Ports (COM & LPT)," then click the
appropriate port for your printer [for example, "Printer Port (LPT1)"].

3.Click the Remove button and then restart your computer.

4.Click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.

5.Double-click the Add New Hardware icon, and let Windows 95 detect the hardware in
your computer.
You can use the Debug tool in the Windows\Command folder to verify the port settings as follows:

1.At a command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line:
debug
d 40:0
NOTE: The first row of numbers contains the COM and LPT port I/O addresses.
In the following example:
F8 03 F8 02 00 00 00 00 - 78 03 00 00 00 00 00 f7 01
F8 03 is COM1, F8 02 is COM2, 78 03 is LPT1, and 00 00 denotes that no port exists.
These I/O addresses must match the I/O addresses in Device Manager.
2.Type "q" (without quotation marks) and press ENTER.

SECTION 2: Com Ports

Remove and Reinstall the Communications Port

1.If a conflict exists or the port's settings are incorrect, use Device Manager to remove the port.
NOTE: To open Device Manager, use the right mouse button to click My Computer, and then click Properties on the menu that appears.

2.Click the Device Manager tab, double-click "Ports (COM & LPT)," and then click the appropriate port for your plotter, modem ect:

3.Click Remove, and then restart your computer.

4.In Control Panel, double-click the Add New Hardware icon, and then let the Add New
Hardware Wizard detect the hardware in your computer.
Hard Disk Maintenance
There should be at least 3 megabytes (MB) of free space on the hard disk that contains the temporary folder.
Remove Temporary and Spool Files:

1.Restart your computer. Press the F8 key when you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only.

2.Type "set" (without quotation marks) and press ENTER. Note the location pointed to by the TEMP variable.

3.Change to the folder noted in step 2. For example, if TEMP is set to C:\Windows\Temp, type the following line and then press ENTER:
cd\windows\temp

4.Delete any temporary files in the folder. Temporary files usually have a .tmp extension.
To delete these files, type the following line and then press ENTER:
del *.tmp
NOTE: You should not delete these files from within the Windows 95 graphical user interface (GUI) because Windows 95 or a Windows-based program may be using one of these files.

5.Type the following line and press ENTER to change to the spool folder: cd\windows\spool\printers

6.Delete any spool files in the folder. Spool files usually have a .spl extension. To delete these files, type the following line and then press ENTER:
del *.spl

7.Restart your computer normally.
ScanDisk and Disk Defragmenter
If the hard disk becomes fragmented or there are cross-linked files on the hard disk, you can encounter plotting problems.
To check for these problems, follow these steps:

1.Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click ScanDisk.

2.When ScanDisk is finished, click the Start button, point to Programs,

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