problem with parallel port - all printers. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax () I have a new Acer laptop with XP pro and it printed fine for about a month. All of a sudden it can no longer print from the parallel port. I see the...

any specific issues with using a parallel hookup to the computer instead of using USB. The HP 970 apparently had a driver problem as their was a definite difference, slow on parallel, but part of toolbox disappeared with USB. It is installed with...

parallel port printing problem - all printers. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax () I was printing fine in XP pro (no service pack yet) on my new Acer Laptop. All of a sudden (after about a month) I can no longer print from the...

sci.electronics.misc () exerpt from Q. What is the "specified" maximum length of a parallel printer cable for a PC? A. There are two kinds widely used parallel port printer cables for PCs. The old "standard" IBM Printer cable and the newer IEEE 1284...

is a trend to give up with parallel ports on new computers. Anyway it is the case on my new Dell 9100 computer. My old but perfectly working laser printer Canon LPB-4i has, of course, only one such parallel port. What solutions are available ? 1) A...

this?? I checked my device manager for any parallel port but I cant even find it there.. whats going on?? any help would be appreciated.. thanks The parralele port is an old port for printers and some other stuff. It is not really needed now. If you have a...

to be clear, your lexmark e210 has both a parallel port and a usb port and so can be directly connected to a pc in either fashion. there is no point in using the parallel port since you need that port for your old scanner that only works on a parallel...

Parallel ports and printers. Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops () Hi. I'm going to upgrade my notebook soon from one with a parallel port to (likely) one without a parallel port. Here's what I'd like to find out; if anyone has experience with it. I...

red cross over the printer. I have now brought the printer home with me and connected the printer to power only and it still shows the red light on against the black so I cannot carry out any cleaning cycles. It is obviously a fault on the printer Can anyone...

installation sets - including VERSION Special 1.40 DATE 29 Jul. 2003 I see a note in the 'readme' that says there can be problems if the parallel port is set to ECP - recommends 'Bi-directional' instead. There's no option for this on...