Persuading a Deskjet 940c to work with Windows 7

I have a Deskjet 940c with a parallel port connection.
I have just upgraded my PC to Windows 7 (64-bit) and there are no available drivers for this combination.
HP has ceased to update its software for this printer and Windows 7 does not have its own driver for this printer.
Can I use any other driver to get the printer to work? If so, which?
Cheers
Ralph
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You can user the Deskjet 940C driver HP has supplied to Microsoft that is distributed through Windows Update. Do the following: connect the printer to the LPT1: port, go to the Devices and Printers folder and select Add a Printer, Local Printer, LPT1:, click on Windows Update, wait for the list to repopulate, then select the Deskjet 940C.
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