USB to Printer Port Adapter Troubleshooting

[Guest]

I purchased an adapter cable to enable my HP LaserJet IIIp to print through a
USB port, since my laptop does not have a parallel printer port. I've used
the wizard (several times) to install the proper driver, and the printer
shows as ready, but I always get an error message, and troubleshooting gets
me nowhere. Any ideas on what I'm missing?

Thanks!

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP-P/I]]

It will be really hard for anyone to help with the issue without knowing
what that error message says, would you post it, please?

Hal
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[Guest]

That's just it - there doesn't seem to be a specific error message, or I
don't know how to find it. All I get is "The file you sent to the computer
failed to print. Use the troubleshooter to figure out the problem.
(paraphrase). And the troubleshooter doesn't help me at all.