Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Printfil

In these pages you can find answers to the most frequently asked questions. If you cannot find the information you're searching for, neither here, nor in the manual, please do not hesitate to contact the Printfil Support, even during the evaluation period.

• Which is the difference between a Standard and a Personal Edition license?
• How can I transfer a Printfil license between 2 computers?
• Each time Printfil starts I'm asked to Activate my Personal Edition license
• If I purchase a Printfil license and then I'll find out it does not work, will I be refunded?
• Last time I saw Printfil's prices in USD, they were lower. Why this increase?
• If I purchase a Monthly License, how do I manage, renew, or stop my subscription?
• Where can I find more info about orders, payments and delivery of the license codes for Printfil?

• Why don't you reply my messages?
• Can I capture DOS print jobs on Windows 64 bit?
• Can I print from DosBox?
• Can I print from vDos / vDosPlus?
• Can I print from dbDOSv / dbDOS PRO?
• I can't find the tray icon to access the menu
• As soon as my PC connects to the Internet, my firewall notice that Printfil tries to connect to a web site. What happens?
• My antivirus claims that Printfil is infected by a malware
• How can I do to uninstall Printfil?
• I cannot do ... Is it a limit in the trial version ? If I purchase the license, will Printfil work ok ?
• Can I disable the Printfil's startup banner ?
• Why printing from DOS is so slow?
• Do you have a sample Printfil.CFG ? How should I name it?

• Can I print from DOS to an USB printer? My DOS program prints to the LPT1: port
• When capturing the DOS LPT1 port, I receive "Error 1326" (or 1231, or others)
• On Windows Vista the Printfil virtual printer is not correctly created
• Print jobs sent from DOS to the LPT1: port are captured only when my Windows PC is connected to the internet
• How do I install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter?

• Is it possible to send the DOS print jobs via e-mail?
• On Windows 7, DOS print jobs cannot be exported as PDF files by the Printfil virtual printer
• When creating a PDF file by the "Printfil" virtual printer, Printfil returns "Error 1", or it hangs and I have to close it by the task manager
• I've installed GPL GhostScript 8.54 and carefully read the manual but I still receive "Error 1" when I try to create or e-mail a PDF file
• When creating a PDF file, I'm asked to disable the spooler for the Printfil printer
• Sending print jobs by e-mail does not work because Printfil requires Outlook while I use another mail client

• Can I send Epson, IBM, HP escape sequences to my printer?
• My DOS Printer Control Codes are not saved in the Escape tab
• Can I print characters in my DOS Code Page?
• Strange characters (mostly squares) are added to my reports
• How do I install a printer escape SEQuences file in Printfil?
• Font size is different than in DOS. The report does not fit the pre printer stationery
• When printing from DOS, most of the text is unaligned
• Can I print labels from DOS containing barcodes and text descriptions?
• I'm trying to merge a .BMP background, but it's not printed
• Printfil shows "File not found or corrupted - Error 0" before my DOS job gets printed or previewed
• Windows 10 prints to the wrong printer