Windows 7 driver for Epson Photo R300

[mary.haggie]

A friend has just bought a new laptop running Windows 7 and finds that
her old Epson Stylus Photo R300 will not work, I have been on the
Epson Uk site and it doesn't appear to show any drivers.
Can anyone kindly confirm whether her printer can be made to work with
Win 7?, She is rather upset having had to buy a new laptop when her
old one died and can't really afford another printer.

Many thank!

Mary
xx

 

[Frank Williams]

Doesn't look good Mary.

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?oid=26322&infoType=Downloads

Win7 compatibility chart
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/...seBVCookie=yes&noteoid=147071&type=highlights

I suggest using their suggestions.

It looks like this was a printer that was originally designed for Win9x/ME
and upgarded for Win2K and XP but fell off there support list for Vista and
above.

It has a Driver but a few things don't work like Picture preview and the
ink tank monitor, but you can still monitor in tanks program by
selection them..

From memory its supplied with WIN 7 or a update.

 

[mary.haggie]

It has a Driver but a few things don't work like Picture preview and the
ink tank monitor, but you can still monitor in tanks program by
selection them..

From memory its supplied with WIN 7  or a update.

Many thanks for your replies, I will pass on the info to her.

Mary
xx

 

[Frank Williams]

A friend has just bought a new laptop running Windows 7 and finds that
her old Epson Stylus Photo R300 will not work, I have been on the
Epson Uk site and it doesn't appear to show any drivers.
Can anyone kindly confirm whether her printer can be made to work with
Win 7?, She is rather upset having had to buy a new laptop when her
old one died and can't really afford another printer.

Many thank!

Mary
xx

It has limited driver supplies buy WIN 7 with 2 features removed, a
windows update might be needed select custom and look for hardware ones
on the left pane.


Plus you can use Easy Photo Print V 2.24 this comes with the R2000 or
R3000 but works well with the R300, there is a later version but much
v.2.32.00 smaller file but removes the picture tweaking option.

http://www.epson.co.uk/Store/Printe...R2000/Drivers-Support?supportLandingPage=true


Plus a later version of EPSON Print CD but just can stand it uses it
own file format, I use Surething instead.

Also to monitor Ink levels you can use this works with WIN 7

http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml
Yes I run a R310 the OZ/NZ version, got at a Auction for $5nz as was
sold as is not working all I had to do is clean the heads and fit new
tanks.


I had a R210 before and had a few sets of ink tanks for it, the R210
starting to play up, I fixed and gave it to a friend that needed a CD
printer, but the R310 uses the same inks.

 

[NotMe]

A friend has just bought a new laptop running Windows 7 and finds that
her old Epson Stylus Photo R300 will not work, I have been on the
Epson Uk site and it doesn't appear to show any drivers.
Can anyone kindly confirm whether her printer can be made to work with
Win 7?, She is rather upset having had to buy a new laptop when her
old one died and can't really afford another printer.

Many thank!

Can be done (I've done it with an R220 but it does not work with an R200).
I'll see if I can find the destructions and post a link.

 

[maryh]

The R300 does work with Windows 7. I have it running with my wife's PC
and cannot recall any difficulty with driver installation. It was some
time ago but as I had no problems I believe I simply used the latest
drivers available.

Did you give up when checking the web site and not finding specific
reference to Windows 7 or did you attempt to use what was available
and have it fail?

For the time it takes to give something a try, it is worth
perservering, rather than assume that the printer won't work.

km

Many thanks for further info, I don't personally have windows 7, still
using XP and don't have access to my friends laptop but it is good
news that her printer will work , she did download the other print
progs associated with the printer but can't get it to work, I'll pass
on your helpful advice when I see her next Wed (we are both well over
60 and not particularly savvy concerning this sort of thing!)
thanks again

Mary
xxx

 

[Rob]

The R300 does work with Windows 7. I have it running with my wife's PC
and cannot recall any difficulty with driver installation. It was some
time ago but as I had no problems I believe I simply used the latest
drivers available.

Did you give up when checking the web site and not finding specific
reference to Windows 7 or did you attempt to use what was available
and have it fail?

For the time it takes to give something a try, it is worth
perservering, rather than assume that the printer won't work.

km

Yep I would check other global sites as well to see if something is
there which will run. Is there and Vista drivers these will work.

 

[maryh]

Dear Mary,

Interesting question.

The R300 is supposed to be detected automatically by Windows 7
(according to Epson web site).  I have your printer driver on my copy
of Windows 7, so just plug it in and you should be away!

If the printer is not detected, contact Microsoft.

If they can't help, email Epson for support.

If that don't work you have THREE options left:

OPTION ONE
============

I expect that you won't need to do this, but as a last chance effort
follow this link below:

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCook...

and download the Windows XP 64-bit driver for this printer.   Try
installing it on your Windows 7 machine.  I do not know if this works.
In doing so you are entering unknown waters.  Microsoft (and Apple)
usually write operating systems that cause grief for people with older
or non-compatible hardware - hey its a big dollar business.  Hopefully
when you try installing it, the driver will load, the printer will
start making the right sounds, and the sweet feeling of success will
overwhelm you with joy.

OPTION TWO
============

This may sound like gibberish.  Try upgrading to Win7 Pro, and
download the Version of XP that runs as a virtual machine.  This is a
version of Windows compatible with your printer that runs in a window
"inside" Windows 7 Pro.  This is going to cost you more than a new
printer.  By now you should be asking yourself if you really want this
printer.

OPTION THREE
==============

Donate the printer  to a charity.  Most people still use computers
with Windows XP or Vista operating systems, so might use the printer.
As you walk away you feel good inside knowing the printer will find a
new home, and you skip excitedly to your nearest computer store to buy
a new printer with ink and new featuires that in sum total costs less
than the ink would for your old printer.

hope this helps,

Peter Perros, Brisbane Australia

Thank you Peter for more helpful advice! I am printing it all off to
give to my friend, then it's up to her!
By the way we have a very old Epson Color Stylus 900 - maybe 12 years
old? and it works OK with my husband's computer which has Windows 7
using some old drivers from the Epson site. I kept if as although I
have Canon printers the Epson is the only one that seems to print on
envelopes, the Canons just mangle them up.

once more many thanks!

Mary
xxx