How can I print my virtual machine XP installed on my computer Windows 7 host?

I can't print from my virtual XP machine which is installed on my Windows 7 host operating system.

The printer is correctly installed on my Windows 7 OS and I can print pages of test and documents through it.

But I can't get my printer to print anything from my XP virtual machine.

What I've tried so far:

I tried to install my printer in my XP virtual machine as a local printer. The installation wizard installs the drivers of its own database. The icon for the printer appears in the Printers window. But the test page does not print, or it allows to print a simple text document.

I tried to install my printer in my XP virtual machine as a printer attached to another computer on my network. To counter this, I enabled files and printers sharing on my printer to Windows 7 host operating system and then shared to the network. Then I went back to my XP virtual machine to activate the printer installation wizard to install a printer on a network. The installation wizard will search the shared network printers, but do not find anything. I have the opportunity to enter things like the address of the network printer and so on. But I have no idea what to conclude from these boxes.

I did my best to make sure that the Windows 7 host operating system and the virtual XP machine are on the same network, which is a working group, not a homegroup. But I can have failed at that because I don't know much about networks.

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The printer is a Brother HL-5050.

Parallel cable.

LPT1

This problem is not resolved. Anyone having this same problem with a parallel cable connected printer will continue to look for the solution.

BUT he is no longer a problem I have to deal with.

I discovered by accident that my printer has a USB port in the back. So, I went parallel to the USB cable. This allowed me to select and activate the printer in the virtual mode menu bar Windows XP special on the top edge, by clicking on the "USB" button there. Allowing the printer in XP virtual mode turns off also in the reception of Windows 7 OS. But then 'release' the printer of the XP virtual machine allows the printer under Windows 7 again. Not much for me.

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