Bandit
June 13th 03, 05:32 PM
I've tried this method also, but I'm still getting error
messages and incomplete print jobs. When I restart the
system in Win-98B mode, the printer works fine without
errors. do I need to remove the drivers in Win-98 so the
printer only works in Win-XP?
>-----Original Message-----
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I've upgraded from Win-98 to Win-XP and now the
>(parallel
>>connected) printer refuses to complete a print job
>>involving color, giving the error message "the document
>>failed to print" without any other usefull error
>>messages. It will not work through the USB port
>either.
>>Been through XP troubleshooting with no solution. I've
>>downloaded and installed, uninstalled and reinstalled
>the
>>drivers and status monitor for the 880/880i from the
>Epson
>>site. I've emailed Epson tech support, and all they say
>is
>>to reinstall the drivers. None of this works, can
>anybody
>>help?!? Could the video card drivers be conflicting with
>>the printer's? The system and components have been
>>upgraded.
>>
>>My System: 900mhz AMD Athlon; Via KT133 Chipset; 512mb
>>Ram; Win-XP Pro OS; Nvidia GeForce 440 video card
>w/128mb
>>ram.
>>.
>>Uninstall your printer. Disconnect printer, reboot.
>Reconnect printer, WindowsXP should pick it up for plug
>and play and ask you to insert installation disk.
>.
>
messages and incomplete print jobs. When I restart the
system in Win-98B mode, the printer works fine without
errors. do I need to remove the drivers in Win-98 so the
printer only works in Win-XP?
>-----Original Message-----
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I've upgraded from Win-98 to Win-XP and now the
>(parallel
>>connected) printer refuses to complete a print job
>>involving color, giving the error message "the document
>>failed to print" without any other usefull error
>>messages. It will not work through the USB port
>either.
>>Been through XP troubleshooting with no solution. I've
>>downloaded and installed, uninstalled and reinstalled
>the
>>drivers and status monitor for the 880/880i from the
>Epson
>>site. I've emailed Epson tech support, and all they say
>is
>>to reinstall the drivers. None of this works, can
>anybody
>>help?!? Could the video card drivers be conflicting with
>>the printer's? The system and components have been
>>upgraded.
>>
>>My System: 900mhz AMD Athlon; Via KT133 Chipset; 512mb
>>Ram; Win-XP Pro OS; Nvidia GeForce 440 video card
>w/128mb
>>ram.
>>.
>>Uninstall your printer. Disconnect printer, reboot.
>Reconnect printer, WindowsXP should pick it up for plug
>and play and ask you to insert installation disk.
>.
>