Need the experts! Hang up with Epson 740 on XP

Posted: 12-18-2003, 02:31 AM

John Locke

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Tried the famous coribright process (uninstall and re-
install drivers and software). For my system, same 740
works fine with old win98 laptop. For XP desktop, 740
prints text pages fine but goes nuts with a photo
printout request. Prints 10% of photo then spits out
rest of photo paper and will go forever with following
sheets and nonsense characters until reboot of desktop to
start over. Desktop can even drive via the LAN network
the 740 shared off of the old laptop. Any ideas from the
experts out there? Thanks.

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Cari MS-MVP

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Re: Need the experts! Hang up with Epson 740 on XP

Posted: 12-19-2003, 06:39 PM

If this is a parallel port printer, what is the LPT setting in the BIOS.....
EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"John Locke" <johnlocke@aaahawk.com> wrote in message
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> Tried the famous coribright process (uninstall and re-
> install drivers and software). For my system, same 740
> works fine with old win98 laptop. For XP desktop, 740
> prints text pages fine but goes nuts with a photo
> printout request. Prints 10% of photo then spits out
> rest of photo paper and will go forever with following
> sheets and nonsense characters until reboot of desktop to
> start over. Desktop can even drive via the LAN network
> the 740 shared off of the old laptop. Any ideas from the
> experts out there? Thanks.

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Re: Need the experts! Hang up with Epson 740 on XP

Posted: 12-20-2003, 12:00 AM

many thanks for your response. the desktop having the
problem is set for ECP.

John

>-----Original Message-----
>If this is a parallel port printer, what is the LPT

setting in the BIOS.....

>EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP?
>
>Cari
>www.coribright.com
>
>"John Locke" <johnlocke@aaahawk.com> wrote in message
>news:046f01c3c50e$ff6b6c30$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Tried the famous coribright process (uninstall and re-
>> install drivers and software). For my system, same 740
>> works fine with old win98 laptop. For XP desktop, 740
>> prints text pages fine but goes nuts with a photo
>> printout request. Prints 10% of photo then spits out
>> rest of photo paper and will go forever with following
>> sheets and nonsense characters until reboot of desktop

>> start over. Desktop can even drive via the LAN network
>> the 740 shared off of the old laptop. Any ideas from

the

>> experts out there? Thanks.
>
>
>.
>

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Re: Need the experts! Hang up with Epson 740 on XP

Posted: 12-20-2003, 12:30 AM

Also, Cari, I have checked "never use interrupt" and I
have unchecked "enable plug and play"

John

>-----Original Message-----
>If this is a parallel port printer, what is the LPT

setting in the BIOS.....

>EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP?
>
>Cari
>www.coribright.com
>
>"John Locke" <johnlocke@aaahawk.com> wrote in message
>news:046f01c3c50e$ff6b6c30$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Tried the famous coribright process (uninstall and re-
>> install drivers and software). For my system, same 740
>> works fine with old win98 laptop. For XP desktop, 740
>> prints text pages fine but goes nuts with a photo
>> printout request. Prints 10% of photo then spits out
>> rest of photo paper and will go forever with following
>> sheets and nonsense characters until reboot of desktop

>> start over. Desktop can even drive via the LAN network
>> the 740 shared off of the old laptop. Any ideas from

the

>> experts out there? Thanks.
>
>
>.
>

Cari MS-MVP

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Re: Need the experts! Hang up with Epson 740 on XP

Posted: 12-20-2003, 12:57 AM

Set the LPT to EPP in the BIOS and under the Device manager, CHECK Enable
Plug and Play... it's an old unit!

Then do one more uninstall and reinstall and see if we can get it right!

http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm

The latest drivers for this discontinued printer are included with XP but
there is a Status Monitor available at the Epson website for you model.

Cari
www.coribright.com

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Also, Cari, I have checked "never use interrupt" and I
> have unchecked "enable plug and play"
>
> John
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>If this is a parallel port printer, what is the LPT
> setting in the BIOS.....
>>EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP?
>>
>>Cari
>>www.coribright.com
>>
>>"John Locke" <johnlocke@aaahawk.com> wrote in message
>>news:046f01c3c50e$ff6b6c30$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Tried the famous coribright process (uninstall and re-
>>> install drivers and software). For my system, same 740
>>> works fine with old win98 laptop. For XP desktop, 740
>>> prints text pages fine but goes nuts with a photo
>>> printout request. Prints 10% of photo then spits out
>>> rest of photo paper and will go forever with following
>>> sheets and nonsense characters until reboot of desktop

> to

>>> start over. Desktop can even drive via the LAN network
>>> the 740 shared off of the old laptop. Any ideas from

> the

>>> experts out there? Thanks.
>>
>>
>>.
>>

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Re: Need the experts! Hang up with Epson 740 on XP

Posted: 12-20-2003, 01:17 AM

many thanks for your excellent advice and feedback. I
will try this immediately!

John

>-----Original Message-----
>Set the LPT to EPP in the BIOS and under the Device

manager, CHECK Enable

>Plug and Play... it's an old unit!
>
>Then do one more uninstall and reinstall and see if we

can get it right!

>
>http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm
>
>The latest drivers for this discontinued printer are

included with XP but

>there is a Status Monitor available at the Epson website

for you model.

>
>Cari
>www.coribright.com
>
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:0ef201c3c690$696828d0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Also, Cari, I have checked "never use interrupt" and I
>> have unchecked "enable plug and play"
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>If this is a parallel port printer, what is the LPT
>> setting in the BIOS.....
>>>EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP?
>>>
>>>Cari
>>>www.coribright.com
>>>
>>>"John Locke" <johnlocke@aaahawk.com> wrote in message
>>>news:046f01c3c50e$ff6b6c30$a601280a@phx.gbl.. .
>>>> Tried the famous coribright process (uninstall and re-
>>>> install drivers and software). For my system, same

740

>>>> works fine with old win98 laptop. For XP desktop, 740
>>>> prints text pages fine but goes nuts with a photo
>>>> printout request. Prints 10% of photo then spits out
>>>> rest of photo paper and will go forever with following
>>>> sheets and nonsense characters until reboot of desktop
>> to
>>>> start over. Desktop can even drive via the LAN

network

>>>> the 740 shared off of the old laptop. Any ideas from
>> the
>>>> experts out there? Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>

>
>
>.
>

Cari MS-MVP

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Re: Need the experts! Hang up with Epson 740 on XP

Posted: 12-20-2003, 06:39 AM

Let us know!

Cari
www.coribright.com

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> many thanks for your excellent advice and feedback. I
> will try this immediately!
>
> John
>
>

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