If there are more than one “USBnnn” ports shown, use the highest number for your first try. Then pick “Use an existing port”, and scroll down to find a port named something like “USB001 (Virtual printer port for USB)”. Go to Devices & Printers -> Add a printer and pick “Add a local printer”. You’ll have to create a printer device manually.
COMPUTER USB PARALLEL ADAPTER WINDOWS
Generally Windows will not recognize printers plugged into one of these adapters. Windows should load the necessary driver(s) and create a USB virtual printer port. Load the CD if necessary (read the instructions that came with the adapter, perhaps on the CD), then plug the adapter into your USB port.
COMPUTER USB PARALLEL ADAPTER DRIVERS
Most adapters also come with one of those annoying mini-CDs with drivers for other OSs or older versions of Windows. Most of these adapters will just plug into a USB port and work - later versions of Windows have drivers for them built in. This is what you need if you’re simply connecting to a printer and do not expect to use the port for other things. The adapters with a Centronics (CN36) connector will plug directly into a printer and avoid the complication and expense of a printer cable. You can also use this type of adapter to connect to printers with Centronics interfaces by use of a standard old-fashioned printer cable (DB25M to CN36). Some of these require additional cables or adapters. Examples are scanners or tape drives with parallel interfaces, dongles used to activate certain old software, or old-style data-transfer applications such as InterLink, included with some versions of DOS. The adapters with a DB25F connector are useful if you are trying to connect to something other than a printer. Both have a USB plug on the computer end, but some give you a parallel port (DB25F) connector on the printer end, while others have a Centronics (CN36) connector on the printer end. There are two types of USB -> parallel port adapters. These ports are also sometimes called IEEE 1284 ports. If you’re trying to hook up an old printer or other device with a parallel port (DB25) or Centronics (CN36) interface, but you have a newer computer without a parallel port, there are easy-to-use adapters available for a few bucks that will give you the required port.
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