Lost LPT1

[Michael Norman michael.norman@xxxxxxxx]

Under the heading of dumb and dumber, I uninstalled a program called System
Suite and suddenly lost my printer port, LPT1 (W98SE). Tried everything.
Reinstalled drivers, removed port and rebooted so WIN could reinstall.
Changed BIOS to ECP. Nothing has worked. I either deleted or corrupted some
file that affects LPT1.
 
Meanwhile, just to have a printer, I also installed the machine's (HP2200D)
USB connection (you can connect either way) and driver and I can print when
that is set as the default. If I'm indeed toast and can't get LPT1 back and
have to live with USB, can I print from XYDos. I searched for the
workarounds in the list but did not see anything definitive. If someone
remembers the post(s) and can point the way I'd be grateful.
Michael Norman