Solve : Hooking up older HP 8550N printer?

1.	Solve : Hooking up older HP 8550N printer?
Answer» I have a NEW (08) IBM Thinkpad Lenovo R61i with WINDOWSXP Professional, service PACK 2. The computer is 1.66 GHz with 1.99 mg Ram. I am trying to hook up an HP 8550N printer. The computer does not have a parallel port and the printer does not have USB. I purchased a cable that converts, but it will not work. The message says it is installed, but it will not print. Is the better way to go a wireless router or is there some way to make this cable work? The cable came with a cd, but it only has Win98 and Win Me, nothing for XP. Any help anywhere? Thanks have you tried a different cable converts? maybe that one is defective. you ALSO may be able to find a 6 ft parallel to usb cable. just to be clear: it doesnt have any ports like this on it right?: Did you install printer driver BEFORE connecting printer to the computer?

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