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Changing the Connection for a Parallel Port Device from a Virtual Machine

You can change the connection for a virtual parallel port. For example, you can associate a different physical parallel port with the virtual parallel port, or choose to use an output file instead of a physical port connection.

To change the connection for a virtual parallel port:

1. Select File > Open and open the virtual machine configuration file (.cfg) you want to modify.
2. Select Settings > Configuration Editor from the console.
3. From the list of devices, select the virtual parallel port.
4. On the far right, make a different selection under Type:
   • Device. Select this option if you want the guest operating system in the virtual machine to access the physical parallel port on the host machine. Then enter the path to the physical parallel port that should correspond to the virtual parallel port.
   • File. Select this option if you want the virtual parallel port to connect to an output file stored on the host file system. Then click Choose to locate the output file to which this virtual parallel port should be connected.
5. Click OK.

Related Links:

• Enabling a virtual parallel port in a virtual machine
• Enabling a parallel port device in a guest operating system
• Enabling an Iomega Zip drive
• Automatically connecting to a parallel port at power on

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