Phill Macey
April 15th 04, 04:36 AM
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>-----Original Message-----
>What driver version are you installing? v5.2aAs is the
>newest.
Yeah, ive got the latest ones off the epson site. but they
are useless to me unless i can install USB printing support
because without it, they will only let me install the
printer on either: LPT ports, COM ports or FILE
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>try uninstalling the "USB Printing Support" from device
>manager
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>uninstall the printer device driver
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>reboot the computer, without the printer connected
>install the printer driver
Same problem as above.. I dont know how to manually install
USB Printer Support..until i get that working I cant tell
the drivers that there is a printer on a USB port.
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>turn computer off
>reboot, connect the printer, turn printer power "ON"
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>I keep getting an error when i try to install my Epson
>>C40UX printer.
>>
>>I just did a fresh install of WinXP Home, i have
>downloaded
>>and installed all of the latest updates and patches.
>>Before the reinstall the printer was working perfectly,
>now
>>when windows tries to install the drivers it doesnt work.
>>The device manager shows a device called "USB Printer"
>with
>>the little exclamation mark that it has when things dont
>>work. If i try to reinstall the drivers for that device,
>it
>>comes up with an error saying: "There was a problem
>>installing this hardware, USB Printing Support. An error
>>occurred during the installation of the device, The data
>is
>>invalid"
>>
>>It does this no matter how many times i try
>>uninstalling/rebooting and reinstalling the driver.
>>
>>Ive had a quick look in the knowledge base but i couldnt
>>find anything of any use to me (which is not to say that
>it
>>isnt there, just that i couldnt find it if it is)
>>
>>Any help would be greatly appreciated
>>
>>phillm90
>>.
>>
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>-----Original Message-----
>What driver version are you installing? v5.2aAs is the
>newest.
Yeah, ive got the latest ones off the epson site. but they
are useless to me unless i can install USB printing support
because without it, they will only let me install the
printer on either: LPT ports, COM ports or FILE
>
>try uninstalling the "USB Printing Support" from device
>manager
>
>uninstall the printer device driver
>
>reboot the computer, without the printer connected
>install the printer driver
Same problem as above.. I dont know how to manually install
USB Printer Support..until i get that working I cant tell
the drivers that there is a printer on a USB port.
>
>turn computer off
>reboot, connect the printer, turn printer power "ON"
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I keep getting an error when i try to install my Epson
>>C40UX printer.
>>
>>I just did a fresh install of WinXP Home, i have
>downloaded
>>and installed all of the latest updates and patches.
>>Before the reinstall the printer was working perfectly,
>now
>>when windows tries to install the drivers it doesnt work.
>>The device manager shows a device called "USB Printer"
>with
>>the little exclamation mark that it has when things dont
>>work. If i try to reinstall the drivers for that device,
>it
>>comes up with an error saying: "There was a problem
>>installing this hardware, USB Printing Support. An error
>>occurred during the installation of the device, The data
>is
>>invalid"
>>
>>It does this no matter how many times i try
>>uninstalling/rebooting and reinstalling the driver.
>>
>>Ive had a quick look in the knowledge base but i couldnt
>>find anything of any use to me (which is not to say that
>it
>>isnt there, just that i couldnt find it if it is)
>>
>>Any help would be greatly appreciated
>>
>>phillm90
>>.
>>
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