Vista Printer Drivers urgently required for Epson 1290

[Patrick]

Re: Vista Printer Drivers urgently required for Epson 1290

I found the 1280 and 1280s in the US, but there were no Vista Drivers.

Every time I do a search on the Epson UK site, although I input Inkjet Printers, Epson 1290, Vista, and although it shows my printer, the drivers are not for the printer; they are as the attached screengrab, as you can see they are for the PIF tool?:

I have tried to find the drivers you suggest Patrick, but I can't. Can you give me an idiot's guide to how I can get to them please?

You were there thats it, just click the download button.

Patrick

[Stephen]

Re: Vista Printer Drivers urgently required for Epson 1290

You were there thats it, just click the download button.

Patrick

Patrick as I understand it that file is not the Driver that makes the printer work but the PIF (Print Image Framer). The UK Epson site does not have a driver listed as Audrey has found out. Also the file No you quote is wrong, it should be 317967

[Patrick]

Re: Vista Printer Drivers urgently required for Epson 1290

Patrick as I understand it that file is not the Driver that makes the printer work but the PIF (Print Image Framer). The UK Epson site does not have a driver listed as Audrey has found out. Also the file No you quote is wrong, it should be 317967

So I now notice, I assumed it to be the driver as it comes under drivers.
Sorry Audrey for the misleading info from me.

Patrick

[Autumn]

Re: Vista Printer Drivers urgently required for Epson 1290

Ok this is a wild shot in the dark. It happened to me so worth a look. Go to control panel. Click on printers. When your printer icon is shown, click on it and a panel opens. In the headings click printer and a drop down menu will appear. Look to see if you have pause printing selected. After reinstalling the driver many times I found this was my problem.

Already did that. I make sure it is empty every time, because I can't delete the icon if anything is awaiting printing and I need to delete the icon before I keep trying these different drivers.

[Autumn]

Re: Vista Printer Drivers urgently required for Epson 1290

Is your printer listed in the printers section of the control panel?

Ian

Yes with a tick. I have just moved the usb to the front of my computer and the "New Hardware" pop-up popped up. I tried to print a test page but it wouldn't.

[Autumn]

Re: Vista Printer Drivers urgently required for Epson 1290

Thanks Patrick, I am not surprised that you thought that, so did I and so did Yoshi.

I am attaching another screengrab showing my printer and also showing "Status Error". I don't know what this means. Does anyone?

As you can see, there are 2 other printers. I did not install these and do not have them, so I am wondering if I should delete them - could they be a conflict?

ATM my USB is connected to the front of my computer. As soon as I plugged it in, the pop up said New Hardware Found, but it still does not print.

Can anyone tell me how I can just do a self test on the printer. I think you start with it turned off and hold certain buttons down for so many seconds and then switch on, but I can't remember or find the sequence.

[Autumn]

Re: Vista Printer Drivers urgently required for Epson 1290



Deleted those other two printers, turned off my printer, rebooted my computer and now it prints.

Don't know really what happened.

Anyway thanks to you all for your input.

[lumix]

Re: Vista Printer Drivers urgently required for Epson 1290

Deleted those other two printers, turned off my printer, rebooted my computer and now it prints.

Don't know really what happened.

Anyway thanks to you all for your input.

Well done. Here is a manual for your printer.

ftp://download.epson-europe.com/pub/...pson3888eu.pdf

ps looks like your printing request were being directed to an office document and not your printer.

[Autumn]

Re: Vista Printer Drivers urgently required for Epson 1290

Well done. Here is a manual for your printer.

ftp://download.epson-europe.com/pub/...pson3888eu.pdf

ps looks like your printing request were being directed to an office document and not your printer.

Thanks Ron. Yes I think it does.