Cari,
Maybe I'm missing something here -- but as I said (typed) in my first
response/reply, "I'm still using my CX6400."
This CX6400 is still operating like brand new and I can still get cartridges
on base (I'm a retired U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer [E-9]), and I
see no reason to buy a "newer" printer. My 8 1/2 year old Chevrolet S-10
Extreme with a little over 25,000 miles is a similar situation -- no need to
get rid of a perfectly good item when it's working okay.
I did go to the local Best Buy electronics store and talked with a clerk
about buying a brand new Epson All in One printer, but when I mentioned the
problems I was having with missing items on my CX6400 Status Monitor in
Windows Vista, he wouldn't guarantee ANY of his new All in One printers
would give me all the Status Monitor options I had with Windows XP, and
politely excused himself. Hmmmm......
As I tried to explain in my first post to Elladave, I've learned to "work
around" the missing options in my Status Monitor. For example, my wife
volunteers help for two of our granddaughters high school band and receives
a weekly e-mail from the senior volunteer. The first page is the e-mail
addresses for all the people who have children in the band. With Windows XP
I had the option of NOT printing that first page -- saves paper and ink, but
with the Status Monitor in Vista I don't have the option of "de-selecting" a
page. My "work around" is to highlight the text in the e-mail I want to
print for my wife and then copy and paste it into one of my word processors
and print from there. Again, quoting from my first post, "...it just takes
a little longer to get the end result I desire...".
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"Cari (MS-MVP)" <newsgroups@coribright.com> wrote in message
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There are plenty of newer printers with multiple cartridges for different
colors. Even plenty of Epsons if you like that particular manufacturer.
Plenty of Canons too.
--
Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows
"James" <James@home> wrote in message
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> Elladave,
>
> So it all boils down to what I said in my first response to your problem:
> "...finally a rude lady at Epson told me that Epson would NOT be writing
> new
> programs for my "old" all in one printer...".
>
> Even so, I still like my Epson CX6400 because of the individual ink
> tanks --
> I got tired of throwing away a perfectly good color cartridge for a couple
> HP printers -- well "perfectly good" except ONE COLOR had ran out...
>
> Good luck, and thanks for the followup advice.
>
> P.S. to Tom: I'm surely not a "Know it All" as you may have been at age
> 16
> and suggest I may have been -- I turned 67 on the 4th of this month -- but
> I
> have learned a couple of things, and one is not to get down in the mud
> with
> the pigs -- you'll just wind up muddy... That's supposed to be a
> "funny" --
> laugh... :-)
> -----
> "elladave" <elladave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9DF6B513-043D-4127-AEC5-78B436B303AB@microsoft.com...
> AT LAST!
> I finally got a reply from EPson. It seems the only way to use this
> printer
> with VISTA is to do without the Status Monitor i.e dont use the sofware CD
> supplied with the printer! see below:-
>
> The installation CD provided with the printer will not contain the drivers
> for Vista. I would recommend uninstalling the currently installed drivers
> using the following process:
>
>
>
> Click Start and then Control Panel -Programs & Features. Highlight the
> EPSON
> Printer Software and uninstall it. Say yes to any questions when prompted
> and
> the driver will be removed. The printer should now be uninstalled.
>
>
>
> Please be advised that EPSON have not produced any updated drivers for
> your
> printer for Windows Vista. There are however, alternative drivers included
> as
> part of your operating system. To install these drivers please follow the
> instructions below:
>
>
>
> 1. From the Desktop select Start > Control Panel.
>
> 2. In the Control Panel select Printers.
>
> 3. In the Printers window click on Add Printer this will bring up the Add
> Printer wizard.
>
> 4. Select "Add Local Printer".
>
> 5. Select the correct Port for your Printer and click the "Next" button
> until you arrive at the screen entitled "Install the Printer Driver".
>
> 6. This screen will be split into two parts. On the left hand side you
> will
> need to pick the Manufacturer, in this case EPSON. On the right hand side
> select the model of your printer, when you have selected the options click
> the "Next" button to continue.
>
> 7. Keep clicking "Next" leaving all the settings at default until you
> reach
> the final screen where you will need to select "Finish".
>
>
>
> This driver is not compatible with the EPSON Status Monitor and does not
> show a progress monitor while printing. To view the ink levels for the
> printer you will need do the following.
>
>
> 1: Open Start Menu and select Control Panel.
>
> 2: In the Control Panel open Printers.
>
> 3: Right click on the printer icon and select Printer Preferences.
>
> 4: In the Printer Preferences Main tab click on the option to “Get Ink
> Levels”
>
>
> This will then show the ink levels.
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> The correct way to uninstall and reinstall....
>> http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_One.htm
>>
>> Get the latest drivers from Epson's website.
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
>> www.coribright.com/windows
>>
>> "elladave" <elladave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EE5949C2-8BAC-45A5-A37B-034046CA9870@microsoft.com...
>> > Ok Larry this seems like the most straightforward reply I've had so
>> > far.
>> > Can you tell me how to;-
>> > *remove residual registry entries
>> > *insatall latest drivers and monitor without using the software disc
>> > supplied with the printer
>> > many thanks D.
>> >
>> > "Larry S" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I know you may not want to read this, but try deleting the printer,
>> >> uninstalling the Epson printer and all its drivers (being sure there
>> >> are
>> >> no
>> >> residual registry entries) and the status monitor, and reinstall as a
>> >> new
>> >> printer using the latest drivers and monitor software. I had similar
>> >> communications problems with a different model Epson printer, and
>> >> removing
>> >> then reinstalling the latest drivers and monitor worked for me.
>> >> Installing
>> >> the new drivers and software 'on top' of the existing versions did not
>> >> work - a complete clear out was needed first.
>> >>
>> >> "elladave" <elladave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:5364A270-E648-4717-9800-5B2A6011B7B3@microsoft.com...
>> >> > I have just brought new pc(Acer E120) with Vista preinstalled.
>> >> > Having
>> >> > then
>> >> > insatalled all the software for my Epson C60 printer I get the
>> >> > message
>> >> > "parameter incorrect" when I try to print anything. When i try to
>> >> > access
>> >> > the
>> >> > Status Monitor the message is "bidirectional communication needed"
>> >> > I can print nozzel check patterns and clean nozzels till the cows
>> >> > come
>> >> > home,
>> >> > so I'm guessing the USB port and lead are fine (have changed both
>> >> > anyway)
>> >> > Have updated Vista (service pack 1 + anything else they seem to
>> >> > think
>> >> > I
>> >> > need)
>> >> > Have updated drivers from Epson site.
>> >> > Does anyone have any answers for this. I have been trying to solve
>> >> > this
>> >> > for
>> >> > nearly a week. And belive me i have looked everywhere on the web for
>> >> > an
>> >> > answer....HELP!
>> >>
>> >>
>>
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