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LaserJet 5M printer wont work?

• I just bought a dell XPS 420 desktop to replace my old Acer Aspire XPS desktop. My old computer included an old fashioned printer port on the back so I could print my LaserJet 5M in (the printer is like 12 years old). It worked great. My new computer doesnt have the same slot, so we bought a converter from Dynex with a head that printed into my printer on one end and USB on the other. So I plug it in, choose LaserJet 5M from the list of vista compatible printers, add it, and then go to print a test page. The printer sits there, still displaying its `Ready`status, and the test page doesnt print. When I select the printer when I go to print a word document, it has the symbol and name, but under the symbol it says ERROR. I know the printer is compatible with vista and I know I have no drivers to download (because it worked on my old vista desktop) so whats the problem?

• Answer:

  Hi Lemmon dont forget that you have to go in the printers menu and make sure that the correct port is chosen and not lpt1 which I think that the problem lies there. Let me know.