i'm working on a project for school and i'm stuck at this point. i've searched the web using various libraries i've found but none are working work...

my goal is to write to the parallel port on my pc( which does not have one but i have a usb to parallel converter) and i've tried -

_outp(port, whatToWrite)

and i get a priveledge violation of course so i'm wondering if there is a way to write to the port directly. any links or info is appreciated

my project is to use http://www.electronickits.com/kit/co...lec/ck1601.htm that board. it will activate 8 different solenoids and it will play a game(guitar hero type game). once i get them actually working the coding shouldnt be that bad.