inf files, when you find it (or them), open Printers and Devices, click If your anti-virus software tells you otherwise, please see this forum post for details.
Note: If you download UniExtract from the official link above, it is not infected with a virus. If there are no programs inside it (.exe files), jump the step 5.ĭownload the 'Universal Extractor' from here: Search the model number of your printer like 'Diebold Procomp IM402TP' (you may find it on the printer itself, in it's back, bottom, etc.Įxtract the files to a folder (if it's an EXE or ZIP file). Go to Start>Printers and Devices in the 'Not specified' group, make sure you see something like 'IEEE-1284 Controller' or 'Prolific Parallel-to-USB Cable'. It'll automatically install 'USB Printing Support Driver' and *sigh* the 'No Printer Connected Driver'.
Plug the printer to the adapter, and the adapter to your computer. These printers are very reliable, but as the motherboards stop using parallel ports, we have to solve this problem. If you're reading this, you probably have been digging on internet forums all day long, and still couldn't make your printer work.