Parallel to USB cable for printer doesn't work

[Rob]

I just bought my mom a new pc and we realized it doesn't have a parallel
port. She bought a parallel to usb cable but I can't get it to work. This is
the port I selected during install.

USB001 | Virtual printer port for USB

When I try to go to the ports option and configure it says:
An error occured during port configuration. This operation is not supported.

Has anyone had success getting one of these to work?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I just bought my mom a new pc and we realized it doesn't have a
parallel port. She bought a parallel to usb cable but I can't get
it to work. This is the port I selected during install.

USB001 | Virtual printer port for USB

When I try to go to the ports option and configure it says:
An error occured during port configuration. This operation is not
supported.
Has anyone had success getting one of these to work?

Yes - it greatly depends on the drivers for the printer in many cases...
Gone to the printer manufacturer's web page and downloaded the latest
version of the drivers for your printer/OS combination and installed them?

However - more often than not - if you have to buy adapters to make a
peripheral work - it's time to consider a newer alternative. ;-)

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Rob" <[email protected]>

| I just bought my mom a new pc and we realized it doesn't have a parallel
| port. She bought a parallel to usb cable but I can't get it to work. This is
| the port I selected during install.
|
USB001 |> Virtual printer port for USB
|
| When I try to go to the ports option and configure it says:
| An error occured during port configuration. This operation is not supported.
|
| Has anyone had success getting one of these to work?
|

You mean a USB to Parallel port converter, not the other way around.

These often do NOT work. They have a dependence upon the USB chip-set used so you have at
best a 50-50 chance of it working. I bought one once and it worked fine on an Intel 815
chip-set but failed on an Intel 845 chip-set.

I suggest obtaining a PCI card with a parallel port to support the printer.

Another option, if you have a SOHO LAN, is a HP Print Server.

 

[Rob]

That's what I figured. "Parallel to USB" is what's printed on the cable but
w/e