Your problem is that that you're using a USB printer, rather than a parallel port printer. MS never added USB support to DOS, even though they actually continued to make DOS for several years after USB came out (mid-1990's). No version of DOS today has "native" support for USB (printers, mice, keyboards, etc.) -- not even FreeDOS.
There are only two possible solutions right now if you want to print to a USB printer in "real" DOS (and not under a Windows "DOS Box" of some sort). I am working on DOS USB some drivers, but they are not in a finished state yet and will only work on some computers (depends on the hardware). My web site is: http://bretjohnson.us Georg Potthast also has also made some DOS USB drivers. His will work on more hardware than mine currently do, but are much more limited in their functionality (and are not free). His web site is: http://www.georgpotthast.de/usb/ There is also a Wiki page on DOS USB support, which has quite a bit of useful information: http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a0503736/php/drdoswiki/index.php?n=Main.USB Sorry it isn't any easier than that, but unfortunately you'll need to do some research and experimentation to find something that works for you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
