How do I connect my old printer to my new laptop?

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How do i connect my old printer to my new laptop?

i have a usb cord that connects to my laptop, it shows up on my control panel as "unspecified usb printer" after tht i dont know what to do, because i try to print and it doesnt show up in my "printer section" pleasee help! im really bad with technology....

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If it is available, you will need to install the proper device driver. I say "if" because...

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How do I connect an old printer to a new laptop?

Greetings. I have an old HP Deskjet printer from 1998, and I want to hook it up to an eMachines laptop I got in 2004. The laptop doesn't have a plug for the printer cord, only USB ports. Is there a wire I can get that will attach the printer to the laptop...

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Get a usb to lpt adapter or Usb to parallel adapter http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q&hellip...

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How do I connect my HP laserjet 1100 printer to my new laptop which doesn't have a parallel socket on it?

I have a an old HP laserjet 1100 printer, and a very new HP laptop, and unfortunately I don't have a 25 pin parallel socket on the laptop, so I therefore can't connect my printer. I also bought a USB to parallel cable, thinking I could just connect it...

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Your printer only has this port: IEEE 1284-compliant bidirectional parallel port. Hence if the USB to...

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How to connect new laptop to printer ?

Hi! I got a new laptop few weeks ago and I have this old computer (since 2005) and my printer is connected to my old computer. How can I connect my new laptop to my printer so that I can print stuff with out always sending or using my USB stick to print...

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I am assuming that you want to leave the printer attached to the old computer and somehow magically...

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How can i connect my printer with my new laptop?

I had a laptop but its broken and i bought a new laptop and i cant connect my new laptop with my printer... and i cant print how can i can connect my printer with my new computer?

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Go to the website of the printer for example if it is of hp then go to hp site and look for drivers...

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I can not connect my printer to my new laptop. Says computer is not communicating with printer. Fix it how?

I have two lexmark printers. One is for my desktop and the other came with the Acer laptop that i recently purchased. The printer will install but it says that the computer is having trouble communicating. How do i fix this problem so i came have a printer...

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1. uninstall the lexmark printer in your laptop. 2. after uninstalling, connect your printer to your...

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How can I connect my HP LaserJet printer to my new HP laptop computer?

I love my HP LaserJet printer! And now that I've finally bought my new HP Laptop with Windows 7, I'm wondering how to connect that printer to my new computer. Is there a way ...show more

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plug it to the parralle port of your computer found at the back of your computer. where there are 1...

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How do I get my new laptop to connect to my printer?

I have a desktop running Vista. Just bought a laptop (windows 7) and am running via a wireless router. Tried doing the "share" on my desk top, but still can't get my laptop and printer to communicate. First time laptop user, and not a computer...

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Windows 7 isn't enough information. Windows 7 can come in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. You need different...

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How to connect printer with the new Sony touchscreen laptop?

I got a new laptop a few days ago and apparently most laptops these days don't have the cd/DVD drives. I wanted to connect my Cannon printer and i have the CD. But since i ...show more

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It depends on the model of printer you have as to how to set it up for wireless connection. To solve...

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How do I connect an old USB printer to my new laptop?

Vista wants a disk or to use a generic file from the net.

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Google the make/model of the printer, go to the manufacturers site for the drivers. Or, post make/model...

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