aarbie

Not that it helps Epson and HP customers, but I have got full functionality
with both my 18 month old IP5200 bubblejet printer and 8 month on Lide 600F
scanner.

They were both a breeze to install.

"LaRoux" wrote:

> I have an HP all-in-one and they claim that basic functionality works out of
> the box. The way it was worded, I took it to mean that I can print, scan,
> and fax from Windows with the built-in windows programs. However, none of
> the HP "value-added" functions would work until they came out with drivers.
> Since I rarely use these HP functions, I didn't sweat it.
>
> You don't mention what version you have but in Business or Ultimate, try
> using the Windows Fax and Scan.
>
> Also, if this is a new purchase, I would return it and get something that
> has drivers in the box.
>
> "Andy" <andy@indigo.ie> wrote in message
> news:eqqaji$ame$1@news.datemas.de...
> >I am so angry today I have been onto Epson Europe technical support chat
> >service asking about Epson Scan drivers for a DX5000 all-in-one to which
> >the technical support woman said the vista drivers were due to be out in
> >January but are held back and should be available in the first quarter of
> >2007 which is no good if they come out in April.
> >
> > Effectively I have bought this Epson DX5000 printer off the shelf. Epson
> > have told me not to use the drivers out of the box, they have advised me
> > to download the drivers off their website, but there is no drivers
> > available for the Epson Scan, my customer wants to be able to scan her
> > photos into her new PC and Epson have told me not to use the XP drivers
> > for Epson scan because of compatibility problems and may make the PC
> > unstable. So what a bloody mess this all is.
> >
> > Now, Vista has been out (albeit in Beta Mode) for ages now so why have
> > Epson not been working and testing on this drivers fully since then if
> > they had it might have been ready for when the final release of Vista came
> > out. Meanwhile I am expected by them to keep checking back at their
> > website from time to time and wait for the Epson Scan driver for this
> > DX5000 to become available to download. I don't know how I am going to
> > explain this to my customer who is an elderly woman and wont have a clue
> > what all this is about and will not understand how they are selling a
> > product in the shops which wont work fully on new PC's loaded with Vista.
> >
> > Why when Microsoft was producing Vista could they not have made it to 100
> > percent fully work with XP drivers? - and why weren't Epson fully testing
> > their Vista drivers before now?
> >
> > Andy.
> >
> >
> >
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