How do I get my printer to work without using a USB port? -

The USB ports on my computer are fried!!!! Of course that s what my printer is suppose to be hooked up to. Is there anyway to connect using something else???

most printers come with something called a parallel port, get a parallel cable and connect your printer up with that, your pc should have a parallel port. The port is usually long and purple

One way would be to connect it to your parallel port if both your computer and printer have them (nowadays, most dont). If you computer is a desktop, you could buy a new USP port card and install that so your computer had USP support. If thats not possible, you could get a print server and connect it to your network if you have one. (or to your router, if you have that).

Are you sure the USB ports are really fried and it s not just a windows screwup. Might be worth trying with a livecd to see if the hardware is ok Assuming it really is the hardware then if you have a free PCI slot you could fit a PCI USB card.