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How do I simulate a parallel (LPT) Printer with a USB Printer?
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I have some legacy software that only prints on printers connected via an LPT port. The machine I need to use, however, doesn't have a parallel port. Plus my printer is a USB device. How do I trick my computer into thinking my usb printer is hooked up to the lpt port? Further, this is for an office…
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You can trick Windows by using the USB printer as a dummy "network" printer connected to LPT1. Share the USB printer Use a share-name easy to remember, such as "Printer". Connect the shared printer as LPT1
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