Vista - Need Help with Scanner, was working!!

I have a Epson CX7800 all in one and when I originally got my new computer, HP1730n w/Vista I had trouble installing due to compatibility. I can't remember what I did (I think install drivers from Epson) but both the scanner and printer worked for the last few months. Now all of a sudden the scanner is not working , error reads:Epson scanner cannot be started.' When I right click on Epson settings it reads under scanner status: Scanner is not ready. Interface: Not Connected Option:Unknown. I've checked and checked connections, wrote Epson and uninstalled and installed three times, all times it says that driver installed correctly. Printer works just fine. I installed just the way I was told. I don't know how it can happen when nothings changed. Can updates cause a problem? I'm not exactly sure what Interface means in that error msg. I feel I'm banging my head against the same wall. Any other options out there would be appreciated. Thanks Mo4

See if any of the links here help
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...ot+ready&meta=

"Mo4" <Mo4.2s01q2@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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> I have a Epson CX7800 all in one and when I originally got my new
> computer, HP1730n w/Vista I had trouble installing due to compatibility.
> I can't remember what I did (I think install drivers from Epson) but
> both the scanner and printer worked for the last few months. Now all of
> a sudden the scanner is not working , error reads:Epson scanner cannot
> be started.' When I right click on Epson settings it reads under scanner
> status: Scanner is not ready. Interface: Not Connected Option:Unknown.
> I've checked and checked connections, wrote Epson and uninstalled and
> installed three times, all times it says that driver installed
> correctly. Printer works just fine. I installed just the way I was told.
> I don't know how it can happen when nothings changed. Can updates cause
> a problem? I'm not exactly sure what Interface means in that error msg.
> I feel I'm banging my head against the same wall. Any other options out
> there would be appreciated. Thanks Mo4
>
>
> --
> Mo4

I read the links and unfortunatly it still didn't help. It does talk about registry cleaning but thats a little over my head. I did go and try a file search and delete all epson files before I once again tried to uninstall and reinstall, although some said they couldn't be found. I appreciate the help though. Thank Mo4