epson DX8450 help

snakesam13 · 05-08-2008, 10:20 AM

HI,
I bought a new Epson DX8450 printer/scanner. got it all set up. followed instuctions to the letter.
to start with everytime i tried to print i got an error msg on my screen telling me that all the ink has run out. when i do an ink check on the printer it says they are all half full (the way they came in the box). so decided to uninstall everything and start again.
now the computer wont even recognise that the printer exists.. help i'm at my whits end. (oh and i'm really computer illiterate so any replies please talk to me like a fool

thanks)
thanks in advance...sam

snakesam13 · 05-15-2008, 03:35 AM

Bump...

can anybody help?

**bhahar84** · 05-15-2008, 01:33 PM

Hi snakesam13!

Did you installed the driver for the printer yet? Or did you already installed the software for the printer yet?

snakesam13 · 05-16-2008, 05:09 PM

Hi, yeah i installed all the stuff off the cd before i connected the printer like it told me to, uninstalled it and reinstalled it tonnes of times now, tried changing the usb cable, trying it in different slots changing printer ports on control panel thing totally stuck now
sam

**bhahar84** · 05-19-2008, 01:50 AM

Did you tried to use the printer on other computer?

snakesam13 · 05-20-2008, 03:30 AM

no, i havent tried it on a different computer, the printer itself does seem to work, it is a stand alone one and the photocopy bit works etc, its just my computer wont recognise it. do u think it might be worth trying it on my daughters pc?

**bhahar84** · 05-22-2008, 02:33 AM

Try to use it on your daughter pc, and see if it working fine there

05-08-2008, 10:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
snakesam13 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp	epson DX8450 help HI, I bought a new Epson DX8450 printer/scanner. got it all set up. followed instuctions to the letter. to start with everytime i tried to print i got an error msg on my screen telling me that all the ink has run out. when i do an ink check on the printer it says they are all half full (the way they came in the box). so decided to uninstall everything and start again. now the computer wont even recognise that the printer exists.. help i'm at my whits end. (oh and i'm really computer illiterate so any replies please talk to me like a fool thanks) thanks in advance...sam

05-15-2008, 03:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
snakesam13 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: epson DX8450 help Bump... can anybody help?

05-15-2008, 01:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
bhahar84 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 1,386 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: epson DX8450 help Hi snakesam13! Did you installed the driver for the printer yet? Or did you already installed the software for the printer yet? __________________ .:CPU-Z::Power Supply::Recuva::Unlocker::SensorsView::PSU Calculator::Everest:.[/center]

05-16-2008, 05:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
snakesam13 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: epson DX8450 help Hi, yeah i installed all the stuff off the cd before i connected the printer like it told me to, uninstalled it and reinstalled it tonnes of times now, tried changing the usb cable, trying it in different slots changing printer ports on control panel thing totally stuck now sam

05-19-2008, 01:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
bhahar84 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 1,386 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: epson DX8450 help Did you tried to use the printer on other computer? __________________ .:CPU-Z::Power Supply::Recuva::Unlocker::SensorsView::PSU Calculator::Everest:.[/center]

05-20-2008, 03:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
snakesam13 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: epson DX8450 help no, i havent tried it on a different computer, the printer itself does seem to work, it is a stand alone one and the photocopy bit works etc, its just my computer wont recognise it. do u think it might be worth trying it on my daughters pc?

05-22-2008, 02:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
bhahar84 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 1,386 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: epson DX8450 help Try to use it on your daughter pc, and see if it working fine there __________________ .:CPU-Z::Power Supply::Recuva::Unlocker::SensorsView::PSU Calculator::Everest:.[/center]