Hi Julie, You will need to go into the bios of your computer, you willhave to find out how to get in there depending on your model and make of pc. It can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and usually you enter the setup, "bios~" just after you turn on your computer. In there you will need to find out where your paralelle port settings are and follow the routine for to change it's settings to ecp if it isn't already set to that. Paul. The NOSPIN Group provides a monthly newsletter with great tips, information and ideas: NOSPIN-L, The NOSPIN Magazine Visit our web site to signup: http://freepctech.com