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        Windows 2000 doesn't detect Iomega parallel port ZIP drive

Section(s): Miscellaneous
Published on Apr 20, 2004.
Last Modified on Apr 20, 2004.
Last Modified by Wayne Maples.
Rated 4.4 out of 5 based on 10 votes.

Although they are not very common any more, there are still a LOT of them around. If it is not detected on boot, tell W2K to use legacy PnP mode.

Right-click My Computer
Click Properties
Select Hardware tab
Expand the Ports (COM & LPT) entry
Right-click Printer Port (LPT1) entry
Select Properties
In the Port Settings tab, select the Enable legacy Plug and Play detection option
Reboot

You may need to run the Add/Remove Hardware control panel applet. If it still does not work, try the following registry hack:

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Parallel\Parameters
Name: ParEnableLegacyZip
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1