[GEOFF]

Setting up my new Notebook with Vista Home Premium. Epson C60 printer as per Epson instructions for Vista, it says hook up to notebook and automatically download drivers. Did that and it worked and I was printing. And wireless, programs etc. all ok.
But now printer questions and Problem:

1)Can't find Ink Monitor or Print tests or nozzle cleaning or cartridge changing or anything like that on the system and also Epson it is not listed anywhere in the program menu. Are just the basic drivers downloaded?

2) Once I started using my wireless network moving files between my old notebook and my wife's pc and my new notebook, I lost my printing ability. I kept getting a "select a printer" window come up and then when I selected the epson, it would say it was not available on the network. It seemed to want to use a printer on the network. But the Epson is wired in to my laptop by usb cord and was on and connected. In control panel it showed the it as ready and as the default.....but it seemed to want to connect by the Network. How to sort out that confusion?

So, I uninstalled it for now and am wondering whether to install it again as I did before or maybe get a new printer......
Any thoughts? Things have been going so well with the transition, just this and a few small things to sort really....Thanks.
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[peterh40]

I was exactly the same problem back in 2002 when people upgraded from 98/Me to XP. Non of the existing printer monitor programs worked on the new os, looks like the same with Vista. You need new drivers from manufacture to get those 'extra' features, the ones with Vista will be the most basic drivers.

[GEOFF]

Ok, I kind of thought that. I am going to look at the epson site again and see what I can sort. Thanks.
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[computerknow]

Windows Vista Home Premium actually has these installed already for the Epson Stylus C60. In order to get the Utilities (Ink Monitor, Print Head Alignment, etc.) you need to go to printer under the control panel. select the Printer you are using, in this case the C60, click the printer tab at the top of the opened box, then select Printing Preferences from the drop down menu

For ink Levels, it will be under the main tab and you will need to click get ink levels first.

For Utilities other than that like cleaning of print head and others you will need to click under the maintenance tab
these menu's are much like the epson software found on previous versions

[GEOFF]

Thank you computereknow. After a while I did clue in to the utilities Vista had available like you said, but appreciate your input.
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