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On 23 Dec 03 at 14:30, keesan AT iamjlamb.com wrote:

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>I cannot find the email where someone said to put the printer files ending
>in .pr$ in the directory where the setup program was looking for them, but
>even after I did this the printer drivers did not install properly  (no .prd
>was created).  Nor did it work to give it the correct path when asked to do
>so.  The program is looking for files of format epsonlq.*, it says. I am
>giving up on this and letting our friend use WORKS for DOS to type and print
>letters.  (She pays us for our help in cookies of the non-software variety).

Ok. I will try it myself.

0. copy wd55_eng.exe to t:\word

1. running t:\word\wd55_eng.exe - unzipping

2. running t:\word\setup.exe
   - menu option Set up hard disk
   - Install a new version of Word in T:\Word55
   - ...
   - Install printer drivers
   - Epson LQ 870
   - Continue with setup
   - ....
   - Type fullname:

3. First error message: cannot find the file 867.TBL
   (867 is non-standard DOS code page)
   - skip file
   - do not setup system files
4. Second error message: cannot find the file PRINT1\EPSONLQ5.*
   - skip file
   - setup successfully completed

5. Create directory t:\word\print1
   and move all files *.pr$ to t:\word\print1

6. Start t:\word\setup.exe again
   - menu option Set up hard disk
   - Modify an existing version of Word in T:\Word55
   - Install a printer driver
   - Epson LQ 870
   - Complete Setup and modify Word

Result: epsonlq5.prd is in t:\word55

BTW: makeprd.exe is the fantastic utility to edit printer drivers.

Christof Lange

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