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What more could I ask for. I am even using a 10-foot USB extension cable in the line. The cable has gold contacts and the box says it comes with a lifetime warranty. I have a Gateway notebook computer running Vista Home Premium 64-bit. My printer is a Hewelett-Packard LaserJet 4000. The computer does not have a "printer port" or "LPT1". This cable works perfectly with my system.
See Microsoft website for more on this topic.To date, Quicken Deluxe 2008 works with Vista 64, and I just sent a register report successfully to this HP printer. Every success I've had (software & hardware) integrating this machine has been hard won. (Many online forums say that printing in Quicken does not work with Vista 64. I believe that now that I have printer function (after 4 months), I will like it even more. I didn't need the installation CD either. If you follow the written directions explicitly when installing, this well-made cable will connect your HP LaserJet 5MP, and probably other HP printers of that era, to Windows Vista 64. Follow the instructions on the small pamphlet, and be sure to select the new port in your Computer-Printer-Properties-Port setup area. That is the assumption I made and I soon found that most of my legacy peripherals no longer would connect.
If they mean it's compatible with Vista 64 they will say 64. I do love its speed, performance, and dependability. Photoshop 7 works fine. Now if I could just get my old scanner to work. FamilyTreeMaker16 works in Vista 64, and prints to the above printer.I did regret my Vista 64 purchase when I discovered how much I might have to replace. I also discovered that since I bought the max speed and power that I could buy, I actually got Vista 64, not Vista 32, which equates to even more trouble. FinePix Viewer version 5.411E works, with some quirks that sometimes shut it down prematurely. The pamphlet isn't really meant for Vista 64, as it tells you the wrong way to get to port setup, but when you get there, all works great.
Maybe this is true, but I have printed one report successfully). Generally if something says Vista, that means Vista 32. I also didn't need to use the DOS commands on the HP website, under migrate/upgrade for the above printer, as at least one other user of this computer and printer said they had to on a user site I visited.As all Vista 64 users have no doubt discovered, just because XP has been dropped completely on big retail computer chain stores' new inventory (such as Frye's Electronics where my machine was purchased), you can't assume that means Vista now runs flawlessly with everything. In practical terms, this means that while the industry has stepped up its number of newer peripherals, cables, etc that will run with Vista, many less are compatible with Vista 64.
It was that simple. This adapter cable worked great for connnecting my old HP4MP laser printer to a USB port on my Windows XP PC. Highly recommend it for dealing with your old printers with only a parallel port. No need to use the drivers included with the mini-CD.Although I don't care about the gold plating, the cable looks very well constructed and isn't flimsy. I also used a Belkin 10' USB extension cable sold here. Once I turned on the printer, the port and printer was automatically recognized by Windows and the install was done.
However, the Airport base station would not recognize the printer, with this cable, despite many efforts. hpijs) printer drivers for my printer.
On a whim, I bought another USB to Parallel cable from the local Best Buy, a Dynex brand (model # DX-UBPC), and this cable worked immediately, first, with the direct connect between the Mac Pro and the 6MP and next between the Airport USB output and the 6MP. I spent alot of time trying to get this cable to work.
I needed to connect my old HP Laserjet 6MP workhorse printer to my Airport Extreme (g) wireless network, consisting of a Mac Pro, iMac G5 (2nd gen) and Mac Mini G4. The Printer Setup Utility did see the printer, but the computer still could not print, despite using Gutenprint for Mac OS X (together with USTBT 1.0.15) or any other HP or other open source (i.e.
The Tripp-Lite cable is certainly well-made, better than the Dynex, but nevertheless, it did not work in my case. Based on a recommendation for this product (above), I bought this cable.
Then, I hooked up the cable directly between the Mac Pro USB port on the back of the computer, into the printer.
I'll update this if I have any problems. I bought a cheaper Cables to Go cable first, and that failed after a couple of days. This one is clearly of a much higher quality and so far it works great with my Dell Windows Vista PC and HP LaserJet 4L printer.
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