Re: [PCWorks] Converter/adapter from parallel printer port to USB port
- From: David Grossman <dgrossman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:51:46 +0200
It's not a regular USB port. The cable installed a VIRTUAL port when it was
plugged in. I think that's the way that it was able to convert a serial port
(USB) to a parallel port.
I also have four printers on this computer, but each one is on a separate
port.
David Grossman
-----Original Message-----
From: pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:55 AM
To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [PCWorks] Converter/adapter from parallel printer port to USB
port
You can hook up several printers to one port. Not all the same time (as
far as I know, may be possible with a switch), but I have had 4 LPT
printers installed at the same time with no problems, all worked fine.
With USB, you should theoretically be able to hook up 127 at the same
time. Again, of course without knowing anything about this adapter, I
can say any specifics. FAIK this adapter may only allow one printer to
that specific port.
-Clint
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Grossman"
Thank you, Hugh, Ed, and Clint.
It works!
I had three installations of the printer. I didn't think the others that
were not used would matter, but apparently they were interfering with
the
final version. I do have multiple installations on other computers, and
they
do not cause problems.
I reinstalled the final version on this computer, and then I deleted
both of
the previous versions.
I found an additional possible cause for the problem. One of the ports
was
set up for TWO printers! I don't know whether that was the cause for the
problem, but it was one of the drivers that I deleted.
Why would Windows install two printers on one port? Strange.
After handling these things, I turned off the computer for a few hours.
When
I turned it on, all was well.
I'm back to saving the trees. I don't know how to save dolphins, anyhow.
Thank you.
David Grossman
-----Original Message-----
David, perhaps you should go to 'Devices and Printers'
and check to see if you have an extra version of your
Printer Installed. If so, it is probably using that extra
version which has the Gibberish page, then Prints the
requested pages. I often find an extra version of my
Printer installed, and I just select & delete.
Ed Gibbs
David Grossman wrote:
> OK. I got it back the way it was before. First it prints a cover page
> of
> gibberish; then it prints the requested page perfectly.
> Port is set for USB virtual port. Based on my previous experience, it
> will
> now print perfectly until I turn off the computer (which I am about to
> do)
> and then it will throw out that page of gibberish.
> Perhaps I will have to just live with it. I won't be able to save the
trees,
> so maybe I'll try to save the dolphins.
> David Grossman
>
> --> Hi, Clint. Sorry about those messages that I sent off with the
> footer.
> DG
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On
> Behalf Of Hugh Vandervoort
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 4:00 AM
> To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [PCWorks] Converter/adapter from parallel printer port to
> USB
> port
>
> Check the port setting.
>
> On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 9:56 PM, David Grossman <dgrossman@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Aaargh! I deleted and re-installed the driver, and now it won't print
>> at
>> all.
>> OK, back to the drawing board.
>> I think I'll put this off for a little while.
>> David Grossman
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