Statest.exe Reads Status of Parallel Port

ID: Q182146

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Device Driver Kit (DDK) for Windows NT, versions 3.51, 4.0 on the following platform:
x86

SUMMARY

The Statest.exe sample application reads the status of the parallel port in conjunction with the Windows NT DDK sample driver PARSTAT. You must build and install the PARSTAT driver located in %NTDDK%\src\comm\parstat prior to running the STATTEST application. Parstat.ini is a driver install script included with the STATTEST sample application.

To install the PARSTAT driver run:


   Regini.exe Parstat.ini

You must restart your computer to load the driver.

For more information on building and installing drivers, please see the Windows NT DDK.

NOTE: Regini.exe is shipped with the Microsoft Win32 DDK, and is also available via the Windows NT resource kit. You can obtain the Microsoft Win32 DDK from the Driver Developers Kits Web page.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

Statest.exe

Release Date: Mar-06-1998

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Last Reviewed: March 20, 1999