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- 1.8 Metres Long with a 10 year warranty
- Supports WIN 98SE/2000/XP/Vista/7 or MAC os V8.6~9.2 or Higher
- Suits all Parallel Port Printers that have 36 pins or contacts on the printer cable connection hole
- ® ABC Products is a Registered Trade Mark
- ALL ORDERS ARE SHIPPED THE SAME DAY IF PAID BEFORE 2PM, FROM THE UK, DELIVERY TAKES 1-2 DAYS
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ABC Products ® USB to Parallel Port Adapter Cable Lead IEEE1284 for Printers Printer adaptor 36 pin Canon Epson Brother Lexmark HP Hewlett Packard IEEE-1284 Centronics PC and MAC Windows 98SE, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, MAC os V8.6~9.2 & Higher
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
This is a nice quality product, I bought it to connect my old HP Deskjet 710C to my new PC running Windows 7 64-bit which I have done successfully.
I researched quite carefully before buying, as I had read several reviews of similar cables which don't support Windows 7 whereas the publicity on Amazon says this one does, so I was a little concerned on receipt, that the packaging only mentions Windows Vista, XP and 2000, and also my printer isn't on the list of supported printers on the back. The answer is, don't worry that the packaging doesn't say so, the online publicity is right because everything is working with minimal effort.
It's important to connect things up in the right order, you need to connect the cable to the PC first and let Windows find the drivers for the cable, then connect the printer, go to "Devices and Printers" and add the printer - you will probably need to refresh the printer list first which can take a few minutes - Windows will then find the printer drivers and install the printer.
One thing which others may find useful to know is, I also read a number of reviews where people have been unable to get certain printers including the 710C, to work with Windows 64-bit systems, but found a patch available from the HP Support Forum which solves this problem (Google "HP Support Forum Printer", choose the first link, and then enter the model number into the search box). My ancient printer is now up and running as good as new, the cable works exactly as it should and I'm well satisfied.
I researched quite carefully before buying, as I had read several reviews of similar cables which don't support Windows 7 whereas the publicity on Amazon says this one does, so I was a little concerned on receipt, that the packaging only mentions Windows Vista, XP and 2000, and also my printer isn't on the list of supported printers on the back. The answer is, don't worry that the packaging doesn't say so, the online publicity is right because everything is working with minimal effort.
It's important to connect things up in the right order, you need to connect the cable to the PC first and let Windows find the drivers for the cable, then connect the printer, go to "Devices and Printers" and add the printer - you will probably need to refresh the printer list first which can take a few minutes - Windows will then find the printer drivers and install the printer.
One thing which others may find useful to know is, I also read a number of reviews where people have been unable to get certain printers including the 710C, to work with Windows 64-bit systems, but found a patch available from the HP Support Forum which solves this problem (Google "HP Support Forum Printer", choose the first link, and then enter the model number into the search box). My ancient printer is now up and running as good as new, the cable works exactly as it should and I'm well satisfied.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
This cable now works exactly as it should - in allows me to use an old Epson printer with a Centronics parallel connection with a new computer that doesn't have a parallel LPT1 port. This means I can continue to use very cheap third party ink cartridges instead of having to buy a new printer with chipped cartridges that cost a fortune.
However,it only worked after a lot of hassle because there are no instuctions with it. Even though a mini CD is supplied this only has Win 98 drivers. It doesn't tell you that you don't need drivers for Windows XP, or that you are looking for XP to recognise it and install a USB virtual LPT port driver. I had to do some on line reaearch first. After plugging and un plugging and switching the computer and the printer on and off it eventually installed itself. 5 stars as a working item, but only 3 given for no instructions.
However,it only worked after a lot of hassle because there are no instuctions with it. Even though a mini CD is supplied this only has Win 98 drivers. It doesn't tell you that you don't need drivers for Windows XP, or that you are looking for XP to recognise it and install a USB virtual LPT port driver. I had to do some on line reaearch first. After plugging and un plugging and switching the computer and the printer on and off it eventually installed itself. 5 stars as a working item, but only 3 given for no instructions.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Perfect!. This item just works as well as the old parellel cable. Running great with a HP LJ 6L
Most Recent Customer Reviews
ABC ProductsUSB IEEE1284 Printer Cable
ABC Products ® USB to Parallel Port Adapter Cable Lead IEEE1284 for Printers Printer adaptor 36 pin Canon Epson Brother Lexmark HP Hewlett Packard IEEE-1284 Centronics PC and MAC... Read more
Published 4 days ago by driver 262
Works perfect in windows 7 x64 with HP laserjet 4L
Works perfect in windows 7 x64 with HP laserjet 4L.
Installation guide:
1.- Connect only the USB cable to computer (and don't connect the printer)
2. Read more
Installation guide:
1.- Connect only the USB cable to computer (and don't connect the printer)
2. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Katorce
Just works
This is a simple product which with a new Windows 7 PC and old Epsom laser printer just worked out of the box. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Marting
Revived my faithful laserjet5
Excellent product resurrected my laserjet 5 printer on my windows 7 pc. It took about 15 minutes to get set up and running. Firstly connect the USB to the computer. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Oasis
Handy
Worked fine first time. Like other reviews, it's plug and play which is handy. As others mentioned, make sure to plug it into PC only first to let it install the driver, then plug... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mark D
USB to Parallel Printer Cable
Having just bought a new computer my trusty 14 year old HP Laserjet 5P with a parallel printer cable would not connect. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Swervynmervyn
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Following purchase of a new computer without a parallel printer port for my elderly but still game Laserjet 5, I tried out this adapter. It worked a treat. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Guitarman
Doesn't work with Mac
Doesn't recognise either HP6P or PH Colorlaser 4550 at all, on a MacBook with Snow Leopard. HP say the drivers are included with the Mac, but neither printer is found at all. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. D. Wilson
Job done!
I needed to connect my old HP LaserJet 6P to my new netbook, an Acer One D255. Problem: No Parallel port was supplied with the netbook. It did, however, have three USB 2.0 ports. Read more
Published 5 months ago by R. STENNING
Great
Super product, enabled me to ditch my old computer and hitch my old faithful A3 printer to my netbook ... marvelous! Read more
Published 8 months ago by J. Colbeck
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