Cannot print via the printer port

[PUMPMANPLEE]

GREETINGS ALL TECHIES !

I'VE GOT A PROBLEM WHICH I HOPE SOMEONE
CAN ASSIST...

MY HARDWARE IS AS FOLLOWS:
-A DESKTOP PENTIUM III COMPUTER
RUNNING WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL.
-A CANON LASER PRINTER WHICH HAS
A PARALLEL CONNECTION. IT ALSO
HAS A SERIAL CONNECTION AS WELL.
-BEFORE THE PROBLEM, IT WAS PRINTING OK
USING THE PARALLEL CONNECTIONS ON BOTH THE
COMPUTER & THE PRINTER USING PORT LPT1.

THE PROBLEM IS AS FOLLOWS:
I CAN'T PRINT FROM MY DESKTOP COMPUTER TO
MY CANON LASER PRINTER.
AFTER TRYING A FEW THINGS I HAVE FOUND
THE PROBLEM TO BE THE PARALLEL CONNECTION
AT THE COMPUTER. IT IS BASICALLY FAULTY !!!

CAN I PRINT DOCUMENTS USING THE COM1 or COM2
PORTS ???

WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS ?
WHAT CAN I DO & HOW CAN I DO IT ?

...ANY ASSISTANCE WILL BE GREAT.

PUMPMANPLEE

 

[Didou]

Please title your threads in a descriptive manner or we will have to delete them.

 

[Peddant]

If you`ve been through all the uninstall/reinstall troubleshooting,and your sure
the parallel is faulty,there`s a PCI parallel card HERE

There is a parallel/USB serial adapter HERE

Those are the only options I think(other than new PC).

BTW LARGE LETTERS = SHOUTING.And welcome to Techspot PUMPMANPLEE.