When attempting to start the service CenLPD.exe in TinyTERM Plusversions 4.7.0-4.7.2, the following error text comes up:

Windows could not start the Century LPD service on Local Computer.

Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

CR 1035, fixed in TinyTERM Plus 4.7.3, 11 May 2012

When using Century LPD on Windows 7 or Vista, print jobs won’t come through by default. A Windows XP system on the same network  won’t have any problems.

This is due to increased firewall security in newer versions of Windows. To allow LPD print jobs, you’ll need to add both CenLPD.exe and CenLPDstatus.exe to the list of exceptions in the Windows firewall, as well as to any third-party firewall software you may have running. Both applications should be allowed full network access.

For TinyTERM Plus 4.60 or 4.61, you will also need to go to Start | All Programs | Startup. Right-click on the CenLPDstatus icon there and select Properties. In the properties for the shortcut, enable the “Run as Administrator” option. TinyTERM Plus versions 4.62 and higher don’t require this step.

The Century LPD Server does not automatically start on Windows Vista. There’s a runtime error, then the status monitor CenLPDstatus.exe closes.

This is due to security settings in Windows Vista. To bypass the problem, run CenLPDstatus.exe as an administrator:

1. Click on the Start button and select All Programs, then Startup.
2. Right-click on Cenlpdstatus.exe.
3. Select Properties from the pop-up menu.
4. Go to the Compatibility tab.
5. Check the box labeled, “Run this program as an administrator.”

The next time CenLPDstatus.exe tries to load, you will see an “Allow/Deny” message window. Allow the program to run. It can then be configured normally.

CR 847

Installing LPD in Windows 95
In Windows 95, LPD is not automatically installed. To install the LPD server, follow these instructions:

1. From Control Panel, select the Network icon.
2. From the Network dialog box, click the Add button and select Service, then click Add again.
3. Click the Have Disk button and specify the directory TinyTERM was installed into (C:\Century by default), then click OK.
4. Select Century Network Services and click OK. The Windows 95 Network dialog box will then be displayed. Click OK and reboot the system.
5. Go to Control Panel and select Network. From the Network dialog box, select Century Network Services, then click the Properties button. Select printer under “Service Name,” then select Enable.
6. Make sure printer is still highlighted and click the Configure button. Click New to enter a printer name, then click OK. The printer name should be no more than 14 characters long, and should only use letters and numbers, no spaces or punctuation.
7. From the Century LPD Server Properties dialog box, highlight the new printer and select Connect. Associate the new printer with an existing Windows printer and click OK, then Apply.
8. Check the spooling directory setup. Select the Services tab, highlight the desired printer, then click the Configure tab. Select Spooling. Verify the correct spool directory is selected for the printer. To use the path specified by the Windows TEMP environment variable, check Use local machine TEMP directory. To spool print jobs to a specific directory, uncheck Use local machine TEMP directory and enter the directory path in the Path box. Remember to put a trailing backslash on the path; e.g., C:\LPD\.
9. Select the Access Rights tab and click Add. Select Any Host or specify a hostname or IP address. Click OK, then Apply. Continue clicking OK until the Networks dialog box closes. Reboot the PC.
10. Windows 95 should now display a hammer-and-wrench icon in the system tray. If it does not, add C:\Century\marlpd32.exe to the StartUp folder on the Start menu and reboot the system.

Installing LPD in Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups
In Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups, the Network Shared Services application provides an LPD server. To define an LPD printer, open Network Shared Services and follow these steps:

1. Select Configure Servers. A list of managed services displays.
2. Double-click printer. The Configuration window comes up.
3. Select Printer Connections.
4. Click New. The Specify Printer Name dialog appears.
5. Enter a printer name. The printer name should be no more than 14 characters long, and should only use letters and numbers, no spaces or punctuation.
6. Click OK. The new printer is added to the Printer Name listbox.
7. Select the new printer name from the Printer Name listbox.
8. Click Connect. The Specify Network Printer Connection dialog opens.
9. Select the printer you want from the list of local printers and click OK. The printer you selected now appears in brackets next to the printer name.
10. Click OK to accept the changes.

Installing LPR in Windows 95
In order for LPR to work, a printer port must be created and associated with a printer driver. There are two ways to create a printer port and associate it with a printer driver:

1. Through the Network Printing application
   1. Open the Network Printing icon in the Century program group.
   2. From the File menu select New Port. Enter a port name or select one from the list box. For example:
      

      pcsupport!testprint

      where “pcsupport” is the hostname of the computer running LPD, and “testprint” is the LPD printer name.

   3. Open Control Panel and double-click Printers.
   4. Select an installed printer, then go to the File menu and select Properties.
   5. Select the Details tab, then choose the LPD port from the Print to the following port menu and click OK.
2. Through Control Panel
   1. Open Control Panel and double-click Printers.
   2. Select an installed printer, then from the File menu select Properties.
   3. Select the Details tab and click on Add Port.
   4. Select Other, then Marathon Port Monitor.
   5. Enter the port name; e.g, pcsupport!testprint, or select one from the listbox.

Installing LPR in Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups

1. Double-click the LPR icon in the Century program group.
2. From the File menu, select New Printer. The Define Network Printer dialog opens.
3. Enter the Remote machine name and Remote printer name for the printer you want to use, then click OK.
4. A new printer icon with the names you assigned appears in the Printers icon bar. Click that icon to highlight it.
5. From the Configure menu, select Misc.
6. Set the Directory for spooled files. Make note of the port specification listed below it after this is set.
7. Click Control Panel. The Control Panel Printers dialog opens.
8. Highlight a printer and click Connect.
9. Scroll down through the Ports window until you find the correct LPR port. Highlight it and click OK.
10. Click Close in the Printers dialog.

Please be aware that if you use THIRDNET.EXE, you will be unable to access remote LPR printers via Windows Print Manager. You will still be able to access them via Century Network Printing.

Usage Tips

• If DNS is not enabled on the network, make sure there are hosts files on both client and server sides, and that you can ping the hostnames.
• On Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups, make sure the services file is in the C:\Century\etc directory on both client and server, if both are running Windows. If Network Shared Services shows all zeros in the port column, the services file is not present.
• Also on Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups, LPD must be running at all times. You may wish to place a copy of the Network Shared Services icon in your StartUp group.

Message Explanations

• Host is refusing status check
  Check for services file and access rights in LPD server. Verify that remote printing is enabled on the LPD side.
• Host connection is down
  Check for services files. Verify that the host name is resolved to the correct address. Make sure LPD is up and running.
• Cannot Print
  Check for services files, printer connection and check for spooler directory.

Updating Century LPD in Windows 95
If you are installing an updated version of Century Network Services in Windows 95, we recommend these steps:

1. Open Control Panel | Network and remove Century Network Services.
2. Next, delete the following files from your C:\Windows\System directory: MAR_INET.EXE, MARLOG32.DLL, MARMON32.DLL and NCDMFCX.DLL. You may need to restart in DOS mode and delete these files manually.
3. Install the new version. Once the system has restarted, check the C:\Windows\System directory and see if the above four files are there, and make sure they’re all dated 6/19/1996. If necessary, copy them manually from the C:\Century directory.
4. Return to “Installing LPD in Windows 95” in this document.

Configure a Century LPD printer to print to the Adobe Acrobat PDF print driver. LPD jobs sent to that printer disappear. There are no errors or other indications Acrobat saw the request.

CR 830

Configure a Century LPD printer on Windows XP. Send a print job to it. The job files  are created and stored in the specified spool directory on the PC. But they stay there, never actually going to the printer. This only happens on Windows XP, though not in every case.

CR 821

Configure an LPD printer in Windows, and set up a UNIX printer for it. Turn off the PC, then send several print jobs from UNIX to the LPD printer. Turn the PC back on. Only the last job sent is printed.

CR 813

When installing TinyTERM Plus 4.50 on Windows XP, the Century LPD files are not always copied. This was duplicated, but inconsistently.

CR 770, fixed in TinyTERM Plus 4.52

If the available disk space fills up, Century LPD loses print jobs. The jobs keep coming even if there’s no temporary disk space to store them, so they’re lost.

CR 755

The Century LPD server does not use a Page Setup dialog. It relies on the Windows default settings for the printer, unless the Bypass Windows printer driver option is set.

Century Software, Inc., has had a request to add a page setup option for those times when Bypass Windows printer driver is not set. We have also had a request to include an option to add line feeds at the beginning of the print job, as part of a page setup window.

CR 734, page setup
CR 751, line feeds