Need to print from XP machine

By my understanding * You have some machinery that is controlled by software running on Windows XP. For example a CNC machine. * This connects to a PC running Windows XP using a Cat5e Cable * This doesn't run over the building network, but it is connected to a standard network card and not doing any serial like RS485. Just likely a static IP on both ends. * You also have a USB printer attached to the XP PC that just died If all of that is true, here is what I would do. I'd reach for a Desktop based hypervisor as it sounds like this runs some industrial machinery and you need an operator to sit at a station and interact with the XP software. 1. Backup the XP PC to an image. 2. Get a new physical workstation with 2 network cards or 1 network card and wifi 3. I'd try out VM Workstation or VirtualBox. I'd personally would not use Hyper-V as Hyper-V doesn't have great USB passthrough in my experience. Welcome to try it yourself though. 4. I'd set up the VM to use a Bridged Adapter to the 2nd network card. This way the VM stays off the internet and has a direct link to the industrial machine. (Virtualbox calls it bridged adapter, haven't used VMWare in ages so it might be called something different) 5. I'd look for some HP LaserJet 1020s. They are bulletproof laser printers from that era that I still see some kicking around. Buy 2 so you're extra covered. 6. Otherwise you *can* play games with doing a private network so the VM can see your host PC and then try to share a printer over the private network. But I'm seeing some LaserJets 1020 for about $150 online. So I'd just avoid the headache and do that.