LPT1 port

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It's not possible. You need new version of that software, which supports usb
port security devices.


"sewingsensation" <sewingsensation@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:A2A54958-2069-4C84-A34F-ED538FB90EEA@microsoft.com...
>I have a software program that uses a security device that plugs into a
> parallel port. My problem is that my laptop didn't have a parallel port,
> but
> I got a docking station that has this. I need to configure the USB port
> that
> the docking station is plugged into to mimic a true LPT1 port. Any
> suggestions?

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On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:23:04 +0300, "News Reader" <stealth@null.net>
wrote:

>"sewingsensation" <sewingsensation@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>message news:A2A54958-2069-4C84-A34F-ED538FB90EEA@microsoft.com...
>>I have a software program that uses a security device that plugs into a
>> parallel port. My problem is that my laptop didn't have a parallel port,
>> but
>> I got a docking station that has this. I need to configure the USB port
>> that
>> the docking station is plugged into to mimic a true LPT1 port. Any
>> suggestions?

>It's not possible. You need new version of that software, which supports usb
>port security devices.

Are you certain of this? My $25 Medion docking station seems to do a
fine job of simulating a serial port on USB. Its documentation says
it also does parallel ports, but I don't happen to have any
parallel-port devices so I can't test this.

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