Associating USB device with generic print driver (Virtual USB printer port)

I have Vista problem.
I need to know how to associate a USB device with a Generic Print
driver on a Virtual USB port.
In XP (been using for years) it allow you to go through the step of
connecting the device to the generic driver. Vista on the other hand
does not seem to allow that, it wants a driver.
If I remember correctly on XP you create the virtual USB printer
port, then when the device is pluged in to the USB the allows you to
associate it with the Virtual USB printer port.
This does not seem to happen with Vista. :confused:


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mindy1701
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Does the USB port get created when you plug in the device?

It works generally the same as XP. You will need to open the printer
properties As administrator to set the port to the plug and play created USB
port.

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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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"mindy1701" <mindy1701.3cpnce@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in message
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>
> I have Vista problem.
> I need to know how to associate a USB device with a Generic Print
> driver on a Virtual USB port.
> In XP (been using for years) it allow you to go through the step of
> connecting the device to the generic driver. Vista on the other hand
> does not seem to allow that, it wants a driver.
> If I remember correctly on XP you create the virtual USB printer
> port, then when the device is pluged in to the USB the allows you to
> associate it with the Virtual USB printer port.
> This does not seem to happen with Vista. :confused:
>
>
> --

[fajitas]

Vista won't create a USB-port whithout a driver.
I needed to setup a Ticket printer -parallel- on a Laptop without parallel port.

Tried USB-parallel adapter. Installed software from EPSON but plug & play failed to match the recognized hardware with the driver: APD ver. 4... from EPSON.

Dead end??? ... not yet.

I told windows Vista NOT TO ASK for a driver on the device.
This left a no-driver device at "Other devices" group in the device manager, with the printer recongized name.

Voila! There I can start DRIVER Update wizard and configure manually for a Generic Text/Only printer.

I guess I may also have used the EPSON installed driver, but I really don't need but plain ASCII text printing for my tickets.

Fajitas