help old tower pc with no usb but new printer without parallel how do i connect

[the porter]

i have just bought a printer for my son and noticed that it has a usb and my old tower doesnt is there a lead that i can buy to connect the two please!

[MarkE19]

If the PC is running Windows 98se or later then you can just add a cheap USB card such as This (http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/62616).

Mark.

[Big_Vern]

Does you motherboard have any PCI slots (usually white in colour)? If so you could fit one of these:

http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductInfoComm.asp?ID=7879

I did a quick search on Google and the only cables I could find went the other way - i.e. connecting via USB to a printer with a paralell port...

Regards

Big_Vern

[the porter]

If the PC is running Windows 98se or later then you can just add a cheap USB card such as This (http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/62616).

Mark.

what do i need to do if its only windows 98 ?:lease:

[Big_Vern]

An alternative from ebuyer does seem to state Windows 98 support:

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/22056

The manufacturer's site again states Windows 98 support but shows a slightly different picture from ebuyer:

http://www.newlinkproducts.co.uk/prodinfo.asp?catID=4&prodID=96

Regards

Big_Vern

[MarkE19]

If only running the origional version of 98 then you can still add USB, well maybe :rolleyes:
Windows98 does not include any drivers for OHIC (USB etc) ports*, so you need to get them from the MS web site. However I have done this in the past and have had nothing but trouble with the ports. Upgrading the OS to 98se or later has always got them working without any further problems. Try it and you might be lucky but I know I'm not the only one to have problems with the origional copy of 98.

* I have seen mention that some later copies of Win98 (with SP1) have included OHIC/USB drivers so no download is needed.

Mark.