HP 33440/HP
33449 COMBINED
SERVICE MANUAL
Create or E&t your
AUTOEXEC.BAT
File
The fallowing procedure:
Puts into a file called AUTOEXEC.BAT the instructions
your computer needs to be able to
talk to the printer.
Uses the EDUN editor that comes with DOS.
. Works with either MS-DOS or PC-DOS operating
sy~ems. Most IBMand lBM-compatible
compaers use one of these operating systems. If your computer does not use either
MS-DOS or PC-DOS, contact your
computer dealer
for configuration instructions.
Step
What to Do
How
tO DO it
Uype the command in this procedure and press the Return
key, as indicated by ~.)
1
Turn on your comptier.
2
Turn on your printer.
3
Make
sure you are in the
CD\
~
root diretio~
of the disk
from which you
boot your
computer.
4
Check to see ifthe
DIR AWEXEC
. WT H
AUTOEXEC.BAT file appears
in the listing.
5
If the message "file not
found" appears, go to step
7.
6
Make a backup copy of your
COPY A~E=C
. DAT AWE=C
. SAV ~
existing
AUTOEXEC.BAT
file.
Name 1
AUTOEXEC.SAV. *
7
Look
for the files
DIR *. COM @
MODE.COM and
EDLIN.COM in
your root
dire~ory.**
8
If MODE.COM and
EDLIN.COM appear in the
directoW listing, go to M.
9
If MODE.COM and
Place your DOS disk in drive
A and type the following
EDLIN.COM do not appear
commands:
in the directory listing, copy
COPY A: MODE. COM ~
them from your DOS disks
COPY A: EDLIN . COM~
to your root directo~.
.-
-.
m
lU
tio Io~
*H you need to remver wur original AUTOEXEC.BATfile Iawr, w
COPY A~EXEC.
SAV A~EXEC.
WT
**
MODE.COM
and
EDUN,COM are on your original DOS dsks. MYOUhave a hard @sk,these fileSmay be in a subdiretiow.
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