hey guys, i have the 4.0v on my mac, its the first problem i had with it since i bought it, before, with 3.0v i didnt have this problem. my HP printer is installed and works on my OS X, but when i try to print some document (word or excel) from parallel, i get an error message to check the printer connection (usb) to the computer, off course the printer is connected and all the drivers were installed. sound familiar to someone?!
Sharing a Mac Printer You can share any printer connected to you Mac with your Windows or Linux virtual machine. The printer will be available through the virtual machine's parallel port. To share your Mac's printer: Launch Parallels Desktop and open the virtual machine. Open the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog by choosing Configure from the Virtual Machine menu. Make sure that the configuration includes a parallel port. If necessary, add it. See Adding a Parallel Port. In the Parallel Port pane, make sure that the Enabled option is selected. Select Connected, if you want the printer to be automatically connected on the virtual machine startup. Select the Printer option. You can choose a specific printer from the printers list or use the Default printer option if you want to use the default printer set in Mac OS X. Click OK to close Virtual Machine Configuration. Start the virtual machine. In the guest OS, no matter what type of printer you have, install either the HP Color LaserJet 8500 PS, or Apple Color LW 12/660 PS printer driver. Warning: Do not install the driver from the installation CD, supplied with your printer, in the virtual machine. Adding a printer in Windows guest operating systems To add a printer in a Windows guest OS: Start the Windows virtual machine and log in as administrator. Open the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel. In the Control Panel window, select the Printers and Faxes (or Printers) item. Open the Add Printer wizard: In Windows XP click the Add a printer link. In Windows 95 /98 /NT /ME /2000 /2003 double-click the Add printer icon. In the Add Printer wizard: In Windows Vista: - click Add a local printer, - select Use an existing port and click Next. In Windows 2000 /XP /2003: - click Next in the wizard's first dialog, - in the Local or Network Printer dialog, click Local printer attached to this computer. In Windows 98/ME: - click Next in the wizard's first dialog, - for the How is this printer attached to your computer? select the Local printer option. In Windows 95/NT: - click Local printer. Continue with the general installation procedure and install either HP Color LaserJet 8500 PS or Apple Color LW 12/660 PS driver.
