Capturing LPT port to USB Printer?

[confus-ed]

Originally posted by Archer
But....even if a suitable cable is installed w`ont dos sill have problems communicating with USB drivers as they are not nativly supported?

I pressume that the wiring takes care of that & you can only print uni-directionally....which would be normal in a dos environment... so no I don't think you need any 'extra' drivers...

[Archangel42069]

Originally posted by Archer
But....even if a suitable cable is installed w`ont dos sill have problems communicating with USB drivers as they are not nativly supported?

If it is sending its data to the parallel port, then it doesn't need to know how to print to a usb device, it recognizes only a parallel device

[geoscomp]

All of the cables that I have seen for this purpose convert a parallel printer to use a usb port..not a usb printer to use a parallel port, which is what he is asking for

[TechLarry]

Originally posted by gpint
Is there a way to capture an LPT port to a USB Printer? I have a client who purchased a new printer that only has USB. The problem is that they need to print from a DOS program. Does anyone know of a way to accomplish this?

Should be able too:

Run "Add new printer".

Select Local Printer and de-select the plug & play option.

On the next page, select "use the following port" and then go down the list and hilight the USB printer.

Finish up the installation from there as you normally would.

TL

[geoscomp]

except then wouldn't you need to have the usb printer attached to a usb port?..has anyone found a parallel cable to usb printer adapter?

[Archangel42069]

Originally posted by geoscomp
except then wouldn't you need to have the usb printer attached to a usb port?..has anyone found a parallel cable to usb printer adapter?

OK, I just fixed a similar problem today...with a comp that had only a network printer to print to, i made it print from dos.

set up the printer as usual, then create a batch file using this script:

@echo off
net use lpt1 \\computername\printername /persistent:yes

it should return: The command completed successfully.

Otherwise it would be: A system error 852 has occurred.

The command could not be completed.

If this is the case, something else is using your printer port.

Place the batch in your startup folder, and it will execute every time you log on (put it in all users if everyone will need it)

If it is only needed when you are using that one program, let me know and I will give you a script to use.

Good luck.

[GHSTECH]

You might try sharing the printer, then map it with the net use command to LPT1. I haven't tried this myself so let me know if it works.