USB to 25 Pin Parallel Printer Cable Problems with Win XP (HP LaserJet 1100)

[Guts3d]

Just a thought, in the cmos do you have the printing attributes set to ecp? Some have epp/ecp as a choice as well.

[slgrieb]

I think the defective cable looks like a winner. You should try another. If you decide to go with a PCI parallel port card, I REALLY suggest using a card with a Lava chipset on it. These work with pretty much any printer, but some cards won't. Just like the difference between "real modems" which have a controller chip, and "winmodems" which use software to emulate chip function, many parallel port cards lack a physical controller and don't work with many printers and some specific software.

[Vinny]

Thanks for everyone’s ideas/suggestions, however I think there seems to be some compatibility issue with these type of cables on a dell dimension PC running Win XP, as I’ve just found out that a friend had also tried this set up (same type of cable – different manufacturer) with no luck.

Did think of getting a parallel port PCI card, but am not sure if my PC has a spare slot & also the toner on my old HP 1100 printer was running low. So have now just decided to get a new Samsung ML2010 Laser (with toner) from Ebuyer for £50 delivered.