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Question: has anyone used them on win 8 or win 8 pro?
Document: Bought a new Dell desktop and decided to hook up my old HP Laserjet 5p. I needed a new cable as there are only USB ports on the new computer so I decided to try this. Received it in the mail, hooked it up and within seconds my computer (running on Windows 8) recognized and installed the appropriate drivers for the printer. Printed a test page and work wonderfully. Definitely would recommend this cable for anyone in need.
Used this to connect my new Dell running Windows 8.1 to an ancient but excellent HP laser jet 4P. Works perfectly with simple install.
I received the cable in four days. Used it to attach my ten-year old printer (from Win 98 days) to a brand new Win 7 computer and it immediately worked. I didn't even have to download or load a driver, at least not yet. There is one available if I need it.
Looking on line to find a Windows 7 patch for this printer.December 16, 2012I have to change my rating to 1 star today. Hp 712c stopped working. Trying to find a driver or Win 7 patch. The copy and paste method I used for the virtual windows did not work and more.December 20, 2012Determined and non-techie as I am, I would not give up.
After reading of installations glitches experienced by other users I thought there was a possibiliy of problems. I have an old HP Laserjet (1st year they made it) and a new Dell machine w/ 64 bit Win Vista. There is no installation CD and none was needed. I used the printer set-up instructions in windows and set the printer to print to the virtual USB  driver instead of LPT1. The instructions indicated that there are downloadable drivers for Win ME and Win 98 on their website.
So, have you ever had a printer you loved, and had a long relationship with? A printer so good that it only used two toner cartridges in the last 8 years? I have. I have a Brother HL 1440 that has been with me since Jump Street. The data-in USB port got a loose solder, and I was going to fix the pin, until I remembered that it also had a parallel printer port. I bought this fat bastard and fixed it right up.
It works! No problems, just plugged it in to my Windows 7 Pro PC with a HP Laserjet 4200 and it worked!
I plugged it into my old Laserjet 4P, and connected my MacBook Pro. It worked. Ta-da.
Good product, no complaints. Would recommend to anyone who has an older printer. I do like this product and for under $10 it's worth saving your money to buy a new printer just because the connections are different.
Great product which I recommend for anyone with a Laserjet 4 printer and a computer running Window 7 with no parallel port. Window 7 does have a driver for the HP printer, but it is on the MS web site.
Answer: Shouldn't matter.