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I have a device that needs to be plugged in to LPT1 to run a legacy software.
I am trying to find a workaround to get it running in a latptop (without parallel port, obviously). I have HL-340 USB-to-Serial cable plugged in and running, but Windows XP uses it as COM3.
Is there a way to use an arbitrary serial port as LPT1?
I'm assuming you mean a copy-protection dongle. It's very unlikely that you'll be able to get that to work through a serial to parallel convert much less one of those plus a USB to serial converter. – Paused until further notice. – 2011-03-18T14:46:23.693
It's very unlikely that anything using parallel port which is not a printer would work well on windows xp. As a last possible alternative, try getting a USB to parralel port cable. – AndrejaKo – 2011-03-18T16:18:57.353
Check if there is a port replicator or dock for your laptop. Sometimes they have real serial and parallel ports. – LawrenceC – 2013-08-28T20:15:12.250