why cant I use a printer serial/parallel cable on my Canon BJ200ex

Batman7070 | 12:40 Tue 11th Jan 2011 | Technology

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I have an old Canon BJ 200ex black n white only bubble jet printer that has a centronics parallel port socket. I bought a new Centronics parallel to USB printer cable in the hope that I could connect the BJ200ex to my Laptop USB printer port.

At print time the Printer does not respond at all and the print queue tells me that there is an error.

Why wont it work? the printer works perfectly with my old Windows 98 (non USB) PC.

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ChuckFickens

Have you changed the port in the printer drivers so it is pointing at the correct port?

Davethedog

Have you doenloaded the drivers?

Davethedog

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Batman7070

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Thank you for your replies

Ive loaded the BJ200ex driver into the laptop and the Laptop usb port works with fine with my other Canon pixma colour printer

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