Making my printer USB

[JohnRChick]

Hey. I have a old computer (it has a parallel port for the printer) and an old HP Deskjet 720 printer. I'm getting a new Dell laptop and it doesnt have the parallel port on it. I found a converter on amazon that will convert the parallel to a USB connection. Will this work? Will the software be able to switch to the USB connection? Any ideas?

Thanks
John

 

[IslandCustom]

Yes, it should. A client of mine recently bought a new Dell PC with no serial or parallel ports, and they were using an HP Deskjet 722. I bought a parallel to USB converter from Newegg and it worked perfectly.

 

[Buff1]

It may depend on the OS. Win95 except I think for OEM version perhaps does not support USB though most win98 and above do support USB. If it's a new computer, chances are it has win xp or a comparable OS that should not be a problem for USB. In fact it probably has 1 or more built in.