"Error 29 Writing To Device LPT1..." Printing

DocumentID: 637704
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:04:41 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: The error message "Error 29 Writing To Device LPT1 1) Retry 2) Cancel" appeared at the bottom of the screen when a user printed from WordPerfect. If the user selected Retry, nothing happened. If the user selected Cancel, the message "Press Shift-F7,4 To Resume Printing" appeared and the error "A Critical Disk Error has Occurred" then appeared in Printer Control. The user was also not able to print from DOS. Answer: Changing the port from LPT1: to LPT1 (without the colon) eliminated the errors temporarily. The user did not have a Buffers statement in the CONFIG.SYS file. Adding the line BUFFERS=20 corrected the problem at DOS and in WP. Other users solved the problem by switching the port from LPT1: to PRN. . *This information is given as a troubleshooting option.

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