usb port to parallel printer hp deskjet 3816

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I have a printer attached to my computer via a usb to parallel port connector. The operating system is XP and the printer is a HP Deskjet 3816. When I print the print goes to the printer queue and then I get the message Error printing. Do I need special drivers as I am using a usb to parallel port connector?
 

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Sep 14, 2014
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I have connected my printer with a usb cable. When I print now the print goes to the print cue the status says "Spooling" but then the print disappears
and nothing comes out. I installed the printer and driver with the HP installation software for this printer.
 

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I used the drivers from the HP site and I still get the print spooling and disappearing. Is there anywhere else I could get a more recent driver from?