Thanks Mary. I've already fixed the problem.

It had something to do with win.ini. Mine was too big,
more than 64kb (the maximum allowed for the file to
function properly). So i deleted a few duplicate entries
inside and voila, the printer is now working.

Here's the solution page from Microsoft
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=224169
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Maybe a driver from Epson. There is one for the 300+ but
not for the 300. There are
support documents as well on the Epson site.
http://tinyurl.com/59sjb

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"Mike Arroyo" wrote
in message
...
My printer worked fine last year. But after not using it
for a long time, I found out yesterday that my computer
cannot detect the printer anymore.

So I tried to fix the problem.

First, I went to the "Add Printer" folder and removed
the
installed printer driver. Then I used the "Add New
Hardware" in the Control Panel to automatically detect
my
printer.

It couldn't, so I manually selected the hardware
(printer)
from a list. I used Epson LX-300 (the printer I have)
and
it installed okay. But when I tried to print a test
page,
the message I got was "Windows unable to print test
page".

So I removed Epson LX-300 driver and used a generic/text
only printer. I was able to install it too but still, it
couldn't print a test page.

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On the other hand, I was able to print a text file from
the MS-DOS command prompt using the same printer.

copy c:\windows\testfile.txt lpt1

This command copies the file's contents to the printer.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;128345#15



What do you think is the problem?


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