Rich Oh Bill! Give up on technology and buy one of those $2 thingys with a stick that polkes out. No batteries, no WIFI, nothing to go wrong. I was born in the wrong century. Everything that works for me is deemed ancient tecnnology, ancient meaning anything older than 5 years. My 1998 computer running Windows 2000 was a good friend but now hopeless, so I bought a used 2010 Dell version runing Windows 7. I asked the computer wiz I bought it from, "Where is the parallel port and the modem?" "Parallel port? What is that, and computers don't come with a modem any more. You have to have have USB and WIFI." "Well, I need a parallel port to talk to my 2005 HP Laserjet All In One printer." "Well, ditch that old peice of crap and get a printer with USB, and as far as a modem goes, why would anyone in their right mind want to use a modem?' What a salesman. I found a USB to parellel port and USB to Modem devices on e-bay, under the heading of ancient useless tecnmology. Phase 2 of my upgrade is that few of my applications will run on windows 7, so back to the store with my checkbook. By the time I get this thing working, I will be broke and my computer will be obsoleted by Windows 9.