Hi listers,
 
I have a question about my parallel to USB cable.
On a HP machine running win XP
It has connected via USB a multi functional system (printer/fax/copier)
The machine has no parallel ports or serial ports.
I wanted to add a ZEBRA Label maker replacing the parallel cord with a parallel to usb
The instructions said I do not need the installation CD for the cord as the files are part of XP
This is true as I tried putting the install cd in and the machine , it told me
that there was nothing to install as some file was already there.
So then with the Zebra on I plugged the parallel in and then the USB part to computer--computer did not detect anything
I ran the install software for zebra and selected the location as USB.  Problem is when you look at either of these 2 printers by right clicking and checking properties, the names of both printers appear under usb 001.  If I select the ZEBRA to  print to , it still prints to the MFS.
I even tried putting the usb cords in the reverse order to no avail.  This MFS even appears in the device manager under the USB information ( with a dot 4 next to it).  I know noramlly printers do not appear in there  The properties in the printer give you a check box if you want to make it lpt, serial, usb, etc, and this MFS appear under both usb and  dot 4.  How can I get the ZEBRA not to be sharing and to have the stuff print to it ?  I have subsequently read  a PDF from Beklin ( though that was not my brenad of adapter cable) and it called for saying LPT2.  I know I tried both LPT1 and USB to no avail, don't recall if machine gave me an LPT2 option (or perhaps that was part of software).
I do not know if unplugging the MFS from the usb will allow me to print to ZEBRA ( I had not tried that).
Help please!

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