Guest Ray Posted August 8, 2007 Posted August 8, 2007 How can I use an USB Printer to emulate a Parallel printer. I have an old program that use a parallel port as the output for printing. Is there a way to use use an USB port as an parallel port? Thanks RayN
Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP Posted August 8, 2007 Posted August 8, 2007 Re: Use USB Printer Hi RayN, Try this trick. HOWTO: Print to a USB Printer from DOS in Windows XP: http://geekswithblogs.net/dtotzke/articles/26204.aspx -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Ray" <RayRaYN@knology.net> wrote in message news:7dd6d$46b9505f$18d64d0a$30843@KNOLOGY.NET... How can I use an USB Printer to emulate a Parallel printer. I have an old program that use a parallel port as the output for printing. Is there a way to use use an USB port as an parallel port? Thanks RayN
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted August 8, 2007 Posted August 8, 2007 Re: Use USB Printer "Ray" <RayRaYN@knology.net> wrote in message news:7dd6d$46b9505f$18d64d0a$30843@KNOLOGY.NET... > How can I use an USB Printer to emulate a Parallel printer. I have an old > program that use a parallel port as the output for printing. Is there a > way to use use an USB port as an parallel port? > > Thanks RayN Absolutely, yes. There are redirectors like DOS2USB, and if you have a small network with the USB printer on another system, you can simply use the NET USE command to redirect the LPT port to the other system. The DOS app will probably never know the difference. HTH -pk
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 Re: Use USB Printer Ray wrote: > How can I use an USB Printer to emulate a Parallel printer. I have an old > program that use a parallel port as the output for printing. Is there a way > to use use an USB port as an parallel port? > > Thanks RayN > > Create a network share for the printer (This can be done even if your PC is the only member of its workgroup), and then use the Net Use command to redirect the DOS output. For example: NET USE LPT1 \\ComputerName\PrinterShareName /PERSISTENT:YES -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
Guest cmcanulty Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 Re: Use USB Printer Can't you just get a parallel to USB converter cable?
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