I just got a new printer,its got usb conector on the back,my compo has a serial port,how do i conect them up without buying a new compo,keep it simple cos compo,s are like women to me ,a complete mystery

Er... you can't!


Simple enough for you?

Alright, that's not as helpful as it could have been but you did want simple!

One option is that you have a parallel port on the computer. Alhought they are getting rarer you can still buy printers with parallel ports (some have USB and parallel) so maybe you could change your printer?

The only other way (unless I'm very mistaken) is to buy/steal/aquire a USB card from somewhere. You plug this into your motherboard and you'll then get 4(approx) USB ports to use.

Hope that helps,

James

P.S. I'll see if I've got a USB card at home going spare!

Problem solved,there is a port there it was hidden by some other plug type thingy,plug it in and bingo,thanks for you help anyway

you are right, they are like women to you, you know there is a hole it should fit into, you just cant find it.............

trouble was the holes were so close together,didnt want to plug into the wrong one now

i never mind, every hole's a goal, on a woman!!!!!!!!!