HP printer not working

[Guest]

I have an hp 5p printer with a Parallel port and I have a dell computer with
a usb port. I bought a Parrallel to usb printer cable. The printer will work
on sometimes. The computer will recognize that the printer is there but does
not print a test page.
Help

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Unfortunately, Parallel to USB rarely works. Probably time for a USB
printer.
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[Dick Kistler]

Unfortunately, Parallel to USB rarely works. Probably time for a USB
printer.

Whoa! Kiss off a perfectly good printer? How about a printserver?
Undoubtedly this computer has a network card or wireless card.

An old HP Printer should last basically forever, much better than any
of the new ones. I have an HP 4P that has about 19000 pages on the
engine, and I plan on using it into the next century. Pouring money into
the throwaway printer market is silly! This is one of the reasons that
parallel ports disappeared-the vendors want us to take the attitude that
parallel port printers are outmoded and should be replaced. NONSENSE!

 

[Chuck]

The same thing was said about serial port printers before the parallel port
printers became more common.

 

[Dick Kistler]

The same thing was said about serial port printers before the parallel port
printers became more common.

I don't remember that serial port printers were ever that hot. Parallel
port printers have been around since the 70's at least. Apple ran the
Laserwriter over a serial connection if you didn't have Appletalk, and
it wasn't very satisfactory. Imagewriters were junk even compared with
FX-80's No experience with daisywheels.

What I'm saying is that if the OP has a printer that meets his needs,
there should be a way to make it work and not make 75 lbs of trash.

If he needs more capability-more resolution, faster printing, color-by
all means he should buy another printer. If he is happy with the one he
has, he should try a print server.

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

I'd probably think more of the environment and the future and get an energy
star unit which in the long run will save $s and energy, whilst doing less
damage. The parallel port and the floppy drive are now antiques and belong
in the last century.