Event Message:

The hardware addresses for name are already in use by another device.

Source

Event Log

Event ID

Event Type

parport

System

5

Error

Explanation:

The hardware addresses that the indicated hardware needs to use are already in use by another device (probably the network).

User Action:

Use Ports under Control Panel to assign a different port address to this device. Use Event Viewer to look for messages that might provide some more information about this.