epson stylus CX5200

mutantis wrote:

> My scanner is not working properly and I got a messager error all the time
> when I try to scan someting.
> I need help, I appreciate any possible solution to this problem or I've to
> unninstall my Vista cause I can't work with my scanner? :'(

What have you done? Did you install the latest
driver from Epson?

I have an Epson 3170 Photo scanner and the XP
drivers installed without error. The scanner
works perfectly in Vista x86. I haven't tried
it in Vista x64 yet.

Anyone know if / when the printing facilities on this will be made properly
useable with VISTA please?
--
Cheers,
John

You really need to check with Epson at their web site. That's where any
Vista drivers will first be posted, assuming Epson doesn't orphan that
printer.


"john" <thunderboltzy_1202@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Anyone know if / when the printing facilities on this will be made
> properly
> useable with VISTA please?
> --
> Cheers,
> John
>
>

Hi - thanks for replying

Yeh, I had checked with the Epson website but, rather ominously(!), the
CX5200 is absent from their "Being seen to" List!

Oh, dear

John


"John" <me@myhome.net> wrote in message
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> You really need to check with Epson at their web site. That's where any
> Vista drivers will first be posted, assuming Epson doesn't orphan that
> printer.
>
>
> "john" <thunderboltzy_1202@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:OfqSw7U0HHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Anyone know if / when the printing facilities on this will be made
>> properly
>> useable with VISTA please?
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> John
>>
>>

>
>

John
Email Epson and ask directly.
However you will probably discover Epson has decided their customers
do not need Windows Vista drivers for that printer.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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http://www.dts-l.org


"john" <thunderboltzy_1202@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi - thanks for replying
>
> Yeh, I had checked with the Epson website but, rather ominously(!),
> the CX5200 is absent from their "Being seen to" List!
>
> Oh, dear
>
> John

I know how you feel, John ... I have an Epson R200, which worked great for
me under XP. When I converted to Vista, I had not had that printer for a
year yet ... I got some basic drivers for Vista but did not get the
full-feature drivers nor the monitor software, which is what allows you to
query the printer for ink levels. I checked the website at Epson each month
since January. On July 3rd, I used my own dime to call Epson. The Tech
Support guy kept insisting that I would be able to tell which ink cartridge
needed to be replaced just by opening the lid, pushing this button, blah,
blah ... and the one that needed to be switched out would line up, blah,
blah ... I told him nevermind ... I would just turn it off. About a week
later, I started getting e-mails from store dot epson ... I smiled ... I get
the message ... vanilla


"john" <thunderboltzy_1202@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:Of9z5PV0HHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Hi - thanks for replying
>
> Yeh, I had checked with the Epson website but, rather ominously(!), the
> CX5200 is absent from their "Being seen to" List!
>
> Oh, dear
>
> John
>
>
> "John" <me@myhome.net> wrote in message
> news:eZABmMV0HHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> You really need to check with Epson at their web site. That's where any
>> Vista drivers will first be posted, assuming Epson doesn't orphan that
>> printer.
>>
>>
>> "john" <thunderboltzy_1202@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:OfqSw7U0HHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Anyone know if / when the printing facilities on this will be made
>>> properly
>>> useable with VISTA please?
>>> --
>>> Cheers,
>>> John
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>
>
>

Ok. I've now put the 'blurb' on my website www.frampton.talktalk.net. Hope
it helps.

Cheers
John

Hi Folks

I've had help from people on here before so now it's my turn(!) ....

A few days ago I posted a message saying I was having trouble with my
CX5200. It is on my new 'Vista Home Premium' Pc and is being shared by my
older 'XP' Pc (using a router network). Some facilities didn't work at all,
the printing process was dead slow (especially when printing from the 'XP'
Pc), I couldn't see the ink levels etc.

I'm glad to say that, after spending many hours investigating, contacting
Epson and generally twiddling with various settings, things are better (by
about 50%). BUT I'm sure that will be the limit of any improvements and,
fairly soon, I'm sure I'll find myself getting a new replacement printer.
Anyway ....

Basically, Epson are not going to issue new drivers and so that's it - in
fairness, though, I must say that one of their Tech guys was as helpful as
he could be. He emailed me some instructions which were useful and involved
getting a download from the Microsoft site (yeh, not the Epson site). I
think the download in fact comprises new drivers but they only half do the
job. Still, I guess something's better than nothing!

If anyone would like to make use of a copy of the info given to me by Epson,
just reply on here and I'll post it on one of my websites for all to see.

Cheers
John