| Subject: USB adapter and parallel printer |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices |
| Date: 7/19/2008 6:51:01 PM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?QXJ0IEs=?= [Email Address Protection] |
Hi, I am using Vista Home Premium 64-bit. My L/T does not have a parallel port and I want to use my HP 4P parallel printer with it. I have an adapter cable to do the job, but after going through the installation of the printer several times, it only printed once. If that was due to a combination of settings, I haven't found them again. I believe the problem is most related to the printer status in the Word print window being IDLE and not READY as I was able to get when it worked. How do I get the status to READY? The adapter is pretty simple and not likely the problem; it is a cable with a USB connector on one end and a parrallel connector on the other end. The parallel connector housing has the electronics. It came with no S/W as it is not needed (it seems; and I was told). I would greatly appeciate some help here. --- Also, the L/T has 4 USB ports. During my trials I tried them all. When installed on USB port 2 (for example), does that correspond to a physical port connection and, if so, must I always use that connector for the printer? |
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