Connecting a HP LaserJet 4 by a USB to parallel adapter cable

I am trying to connect a HP LaserJet 4 to a Toshiba Satellite P105 laptop running Windows XP Pro using a Bafo USB to IEEE 1248 parallel printer adapter cable. Windows recognizes the cable and activates the USB printer support function. It doesn’t find the printer but I think that is because it is so old. It is not plug and play. I can manually add the printer and Windows “sees” it. When I print the test page, it prints on 2 pages only one line per page. On the second page, the first line is overprinted. I’ve tried printing from Word and Outlook with no luck.

Any ideas? Is it even doable with a LaserJet 4?