Add a printer series using RS232 converter USB Vista

I tried to use a converter USB to RS232 to connect a HP Laserjet 5 L printer to a laptop using windows vista.
The driver for the converter has been added and is recognized by the computer, but I'm unable to add the printer from the control panel (I have the printer driver).

Should I change the settings of the printer in the port section or any changes since the Device Manager?

Any help would be appreciated.

Hey Fabian,.

HP LaserJet 5 L seems to be a very old printer and it seems that there are no updated drivers from Hpwebsite for Vista based computers: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=15005&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=25480&swLang=8&taskId=135&swEnvOID=2093

The printer is recognized as new hardware found?

If possible, connect the printer directly to the RS232 port on another computer and check what is happening.

Other USB devices work fine on this machine?

Diana
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