Can't get USB - IEEE1284 (LPT) adapter/printer installed in Windows 8

I recently bought a PC in Windows 8.  I have a printer (HP DesignJet 220) with the single port LPT.  I found and installed the printer driver 64 bits for this printer successfully and the printing device (DesignJet 220) shows up in my list of printers.   (Note that I have a HP 1055 all-in-One connected by USB on this machine and it works fine.)

I bought and installed a USB adapter IEEE 1284 cable and Windows 8 recognizes the adapter (automatically, without having to load a driver).  Problem - when I put the printer port in the window of the printer device to the port of virtual printing USB003, all the instructions I've read - nothing happens.  I tried all USB ports and each port LPT in the list.  Sometimes I print a test page and get an error that the printer's paper (it is not), and sometimes the printer test page is going nowhere - a few stays in the print queue.   The function 'Enable bidirectional Support' is grayed out so I can't activate it (it appears as not controlled).

The IEEE-1284 device says no printer.  When I try to change the printer driver in the IEEE-1284 device window, he said simply that the driver is up-to-date for the attached device (that he believes is 'none').  The printer is turned on and ready to print.   At any time the printer indicates that it has received all the data (on this model there is a flashing on the control panel when the data is transmitted).

If I unplug the USB (on the adapter cable) to the computer, it is immediately recognized in the device window and the IEEE-1284 device is removed in the devices window.  If I leave the USB plug in and unplug the Centronics connector at the printer, nothing happens.

How to make the printing device to connect to the USB port of the virtual printer?  On the other hand, is the problem in the IEEE-1284 device and how to recognize the printer?

The problem is not the driver.  The problem is the interface.  Eight doesn't seem to work with most LPT drivers.  I tried two so far.  In addition, these interfaces are so old that most manufacturers ceased to provide drivers after Vista.  I tried an interface card (no luck) then a converter USB to LPT.  Eight did not recognize either.  I think the more specific question is if windows 8 supports parallel interfaces.

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