USB to Parallel Cable Adapter not working with New PC and Windows 8.1

With the demise of parallel ports on PCs, I purchased a USB to Parallel cable adapter several years ago.  I used this combination to successfully connect my Apple Laserwriter 16/600PS printer to my HP Pavilion Slimline s7600n PC (running Windows XP, SP3).  I've decided to upgrade, I now have an HP Slimline s5-1020 PC running Windows 8.1.  However, I cannot get the printer to printer properly.  When the print command is executed, the printer spits out page after page of 1-line jibberish at the top of the page.  This continues forever until either the paper runs out or I abort the document by opening the paper drawer.  Only after full shutdown of both printer and computer and reboot of both will the printer clear itself of the corrupted print instruction.
The printer is also connected to an Apple MacIntosh 7200/120 computer via AppleTalk and it prints fine.  Also, I reconnected the printer to my old Slimline s7600n computer and it prints perfectly.  I have to assume that either new PC or OS is the source of the problem.
Any and all help/suggestions would be appreciated.
Billvonr

Hi,
You have to go to the maufacturer site to check is there any Windows 8.1 driver for it. I know many cable/adapter vendors stopped to develope from Windows 7.
Regards.
BH
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