Problem with Epson 4000 on Windows 7 RTM


  1. Posts : 179
    Windows 7 Professional
       #1

    Problem with Epson 4000 on Windows 7 RTM


    My Epson 4000 worked fine with the Windows 7 RC.

    Now that I'e installed the real thing, I'm having serious problems. I had to turn off spooling to get it to work at all.

    Note that I am connected through network router (Epson 4000 has a network interface card that plugs right into the router).

    I haven't found anything on Google.

    Any help or ideas?
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  2. Posts : 1,377
    Win7x64
       #2

    What is the actual symptom?
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  3. Posts : 179
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       #3

    It does not print, but there are no error messages. The printer is connected because I can see how much ink left and start ink cleaning cycle from the computer.

    But when I send a print job, it goes into the queue and clears the queue but doesn't actually print.
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  4. Posts : 1,377
    Win7x64
       #4

    Cluent said:
    It does not print, but there are no error messages. The printer is connected because I can see how much ink left and start ink cleaning cycle from the computer.

    But when I send a print job, it goes into the queue and clears the queue but doesn't actually print.
    The printer-specific driver becomes the first focal point when troubleshooting issues of this sort.

    Have you downloaded updated versions of the print driver + apps from the Epson site? Have they made any difference whatsoever to the behaviour?

    Since this is a network printer, there's a possibility that your attempts at printing are being hampered by "security" software which would be interested in inspecting your network communication - your anti-virus or 3rd-party firewalls, if any.

    If updating the printer driver doesn't help, you may wish to test what happens with the AV completely uninstalled (disabling it is not enough).
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  5. Posts : 179
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I was able to get it to print by disabling the print spooler. Does that give any indication as to what the problem might be?

    I downloaded and installed the latest drivers.

    I disabled the Windows firewall. I do use Avast anti-virus and have not tried disabling that yet.
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  6. Posts : 179
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       #6

    It seems to be working again, but it's finicky.
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