Ok. You don't need a cross over cable. You need a straight through.
Have you tried reading Chapter 4 of the manual?
http://files.support.epson.com/pdf/sc3k__/sc3k__u1.pdf
Here's the page for the printer:
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/s...0&infoType=Doc
This link might not work as there is a bunch of session junk in it. But you get the idea, you can find the docs @ Epson.com in support.
Windows '95 and '98 are similar enough that you should be able to follow directions word for word for either of them to the other.