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So I just bought an older Sony laptop because I need one with a parallel port for my vinyl cutter. P4, win xp home. However, when I try to send data to the cutter through any port (LPT1, 2, 3, COM1, 2, 3), it fails.
I noticed that in Device Manager it doesn't say anything about the port... whereas on 2 of my desktops I see a category called "Ports (COM & LPT)" with both Com1 and Lpt1 listed under it.
When I got the laptop, a retail version of winxp home was installed, so I thought maybe I was missing drivers. So I installed the retarded Sony restore disks, which didn't resolve the problem.
Any suggestions? I've never had to troubleshoot a parallel port. Any help would be appreciated.
Btw... I know the cable is fine, I tested it on the desktops.
I noticed that in Device Manager it doesn't say anything about the port... whereas on 2 of my desktops I see a category called "Ports (COM & LPT)" with both Com1 and Lpt1 listed under it.
When I got the laptop, a retail version of winxp home was installed, so I thought maybe I was missing drivers. So I installed the retarded Sony restore disks, which didn't resolve the problem.
Any suggestions? I've never had to troubleshoot a parallel port. Any help would be appreciated.
Btw... I know the cable is fine, I tested it on the desktops.