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Hi everyone.

I created a Windows Forms Application project which is sending data to parallel port by using inpout32.dll and I'm having following problems:

When I test it on Windows XP, an error occurs "This isn't a Win32 application". Why?
When I test it on my pc, it runs but it locks in event procedures which contain _outp() function of inpout32.dll. Why?

These are the necessary informations
OS: Windows 7 x64
IDE: Visual Studio Developer Preview
App Type: Windows Forms Application
Debug Settings: Debugging as 32bit
used libs: inpout32.dll, inpout32.lib

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Is .NET framework installed on the XP computer? As for Win7 computer, inpout32.dll may not be compatible with it -- just a guess. If you google for that library there is no mention of any version of MS-Windows newer than XP.

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Yes the problem can be .NET framework not installed and Yes, Inpout32.dll compatible with Windows NT.

In my pc there isn't any LPT port, does it lock for that reason?

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