USB to Parallel Converter problem
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From: nofixed on 7 Jun 2007 23:32 I just connected a USB to Parallel Converter to my XP Pro system. It's a Wan Teng UE-PA15CC, also sold under the Anyware brand, and is promoted as providing a bidirectional parallel port. The problem is that when I check the Device Manager it shows as "USB Printing Support", not an LPT which is what I really need. How do I get it to register as an LPT so I can use it for *non-printing* applications? TIA Jim
From: Poprivet on 8 Jun 2007 10:04 nofixed wrote: > I just connected a USB to Parallel Converter to my XP Pro system. > It's a Wan Teng UE-PA15CC, also sold under the Anyware brand, and is > promoted as providing a bidirectional parallel port. > > The problem is that when I check the Device Manager it shows as "USB > Printing Support", not an LPT which is what I really need. > > How do I get it to register as an LPT so I can use it for > *non-printing* applications? > > TIA > Jim It sounds like it's doing what it should. It IS a USB component, so that's how it's listed. You probably have to look elsewhere (see the doc that came with the converter) for other info on it. Pop`
From: nofixed on 8 Jun 2007 10:33
> > It sounds like it's doing what it should. It IS a USB component, so that's > how it's listed. You probably have to look elsewhere (see the doc that came > with the converter) for other info on it. > It is supposed to provide a *parallel port*, not specifically printing support. The driver supplied for Windows 98 gives an extra LPT port. The XP driver should do the same. |