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Sometimes, it will start working if you re-install, but frustratingly, not always. It wants to install a printer device (on a new virtual USB port) for each one.So, the upshot is, unless you never reboot your system, this is a big pain to use. Occasionally works with my Vista 64 system / HP LaserJet 4L. The problem is compounded by having multiple users on the system. It gets 1 star because it did work (and still does, sometimes) and you can't really give a 0 star review here, but really for the frustration it should get 0. After first installing, it worked as expected. But after just about every reboot, the printer fails to work.
Perhaps I lucked out and got a good one. I suspect the trouble the one-star people are having is more of a quality control issue with the cable rather than an incompatibilty problem. Worked perfectly out of the box with Vista and an old brother HL-1440 laser printer. Windows provided a printer driver automatically and I did not have to use the provided driver for the cable adapter.
Unless you want to be without use of your printer and/or have lots of time to waste, I recommend spending a few more dollars to get a decent product that going to last. I've gone through two of these, Amazon replaced the first faulty one that failed after two weeks of use, this one failed after a couple months. I don't even want to bother with trying to warranty this one, it's not worth my time.
Don't buy it if you use Vista. This product does not come with a driver for Windows Vista, and it does not work with Windows Vista. The company does not offer a Vista driver on its website either.
Don't waste your money -- you get what you pay for. I tried this parallel-to-USB cable/converter with my Canon BJC-80 and, despite other claims, it doesn't work.
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