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Q69659: Using PRINT SCREEN with Graphics and HP Printers

Article: Q69659
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:4.01,5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 4.01, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SUMMARY
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SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN cannot be used to print a graphics display screen with a
laser printer using the MS-DOS Graphics command in version 4.0. However,
Hewlett-Packard (HP) does provide a utility called HPSCREEN that supports screen
dumps from HP Vectra, IBM PC/XT/AT/PS2, and 100-percent Vectra compatibles. The
following display adapters and printers are supported:

  Display Modes       Printers
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  VGA                 LaserJet Series II, IID, IIP, III
  EGA                 LaserJet, LaserJet Plus, LaserJet 500 Plus,
                      LaserJet 2000
  MCGA                DeskJet, DeskJet Plus
  MDA                 PaintJet, PaintJet XL
  HGC                 QuietJet, QuietJet Plus
  MMC                 ThinkJet, RuggedWriter

The GRAPHICS command in MS-DOS versions 5.0 and later supports screen dumps to
most of the printers mentioned above and other printers not supported by MS-DOS
4.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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HPSCREEN is a 43K terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) program that is available
from HP Technical Support. HPSCREEN supports screen dumps from Microsoft
Windows.

A number of similar utilities are available to enable screen dumps to printers
that are not supported by the GRAPHICS command.

The products included here are manufactured by Hewlett-Packard, a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 6.22 4.01 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 hewlett packard

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS401 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:4.01,5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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