File Transfer Using Parallel Port Software

Microsoft Windows operating systems before Vista included a feature called Direct Cable Connection that enables two computers to create a mini-network for file transfers and other operations. Direct Cable Connection (DCC) can use a serial, parallel or network port, along with the specified DCC cable required for the physical connection. Configure a Direct Cable Connection between two Windows computers using parallel ports to transfer files.

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  Connect one end of the parallel interlink cable into the parallel port on each Windows XP computer. Select the "Start" button on the computer that will host the connection and contains the files to transfer to the other computer. Select the "Run" box, type "ncpa.cpl" and hit "Enter."

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  Select the "Create a new connection" option and click the "Next" button. Click "Set up an advanced connection" and click "Next." Click "Connect directly to another computer" and click the "Next" button. Select "Host," then click the parallel port as the connection device and then click "Next." Then select user accounts that are allowed to access the host computer and click the "Next" button, and then click the "Finish" button.

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  Select the "Start" button on the guest computer click the "Run" box. Type "ncpa.cpl" and hit "Enter.". Click "Create a new connection" and select the "Next" button. Select "Set up an advanced connection" and select the "Next" button, and then select "Guest."

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  Select the "Connect directly to another computer" and then click "Next." Type a name for the connection and click "Next." Select the parallel port as the connection device and select "Next." Click the "Anyone's use," then click the "Next" button. Click "Finish" to complete the configuration.

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  Double-click "Network Neighborhood" on the desktop of the guest computer. Navigate to the host computer that contains the files to be transferred and double-click on the "Host" computer icon. Double-click on the share containing the files to be transferred. Right-click on the files to be transferred and click "copy" in the menu that appears. Right-click on the desktop of the guest computer and click "Paste."