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Printer not printing !!

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  • DCFC79
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    diable wrote: »
    RTFM, real men don't read manuals unless it goes horribly wrong and the wife is standing behind you with the de structions saying "have you done what is says on page 2 have do tried this on page 4" and for some sodding reason she is always right grrrrrrrr

    reading instructions helps, im a guy and yes i dont always read instructions but i do sometimes turn to them if it doesnt work
  • DCFC79
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    geek84 wrote: »
    Hi Folks

    Just a bit more info about my problem -

    I am using Windows 7 and there are 4 printer icons in the control panel sub menu. The correct printer is set as the default and I downloaded the print driver from the Epson website and when it still wouldn't print, I downloaded it from the CD which was provided when I bought the printer.

    Any further advice will be greatly appreciated.


    id start by clearing the print queue then uninstall the drivers and anything to do with epson then start again by installing stuff form the cd, i do know from my canon printer it asked not to be connected to the pc whilst installing the software so maybe this is same for epsons but it should be in the instructions
  • santer_2
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    geek84 wrote: »
    I then got a message saying something about connecting to the printer ports.

    That's when the blue box should have been in the top left, and you could have switched the printer off then on again
  • geek84
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    Hi Folks

    I have got the printer working now.

    Thanks very much indeed for all your help.
  • santer_2
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    What was stopping it working?
  • diable
    diable Posts: 5,258 Forumite
    santer wrote: »
    What was stopping it working?
    Maybe it wasn't switched on ;o)))))
  • geek84
    geek84 Posts: 1,136 Forumite
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    Hi

    I got rid of all the old stuff related to the printer and went through the installation procedure again. And now it works!

    Diable - I would rather you give constructive advice than being cheeky!
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
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    geek84 wrote: »
    Hi

    I got rid of all the old stuff related to the printer and went through the installation procedure again. And now it works!

    Diable - I would rather you give constructive advice than being cheeky!


    glad you got it sorted,

    just let diables comment go over your head, i find it works myself
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