printer woes

[si the fire]

Hi, i just purchased a new epson all in one printer/copy/scanner, the problem i am having is that when i go to install the drivers with the cd provided it will only install the scanner/copier drivers and not the printer drivers, it will not even reckonise it as a printer and say's its not connected, i have tried downloading new drivers from epson, using a different USB port and a different lead. i can get the scanner to work fine, just not the printer. I was wondering if this was a Vista problem or if any more knowledgeable member could suggest another approach. I am running Vista ultimate, and the printer is a epson DX8450 if this helps.. This is the second printer i have tried, i took the last one back with the same problem thinking that the printer was U/S, I find it quite hard to believe that 2 identical printers in 3 days would have the same fault

[Buenchico]

When you run the installation software, have you tried using the 'custom install' option, rather than installing the full suite of software? That's based on this:
http://esupport.epson-europe.com/ViewArticle.a spx?lng=en-GB&kbid=313710&data=lkuCfcvA9cwvvTQ vZBj4Do8njW9o0vUIeGCYznQY84EU003D

If that doesn't work, try e-mailing or phoning Epson's UK support team. Contact details are here:
http://www.epson.co.uk/support/contact.htm

Chris

[si the fire]

Many thanks for your quick reply, i have tried that option previously, good link though did not find that on their site, your second option looks like the next route... cheers,

Si