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by enockb

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Is it really possible using the laplink cable and still share the printer?
Tell me how you configure the operating system so that the two machines can see one another.
Here is another scenario:Your laptop's ROM drive is out of order and the operating system is down,get me out of the hurdle with the laplink cable connection and probably a software.

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by cbach1997

It is not possible to my knowledge to use a laplink cable and still share a printer. The pinouts are completely different because transmit pins on one end need to match receive pins on another. Laplink software needs to be installed usually for this cable to work as well. However, new Windows OS's may have this bundled.

Also, if Windows is down on the other computer that you are trying to restore, an old version of Laplink (i.e. LL3 or LL5) is probably really the only way out. You can use DOS commands for serial connections/transfers with the right cable, but it's a pain in the butt and SLOW...

Hope this helps,
Chris

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