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Installing the Epson Color 740 as a USB device

If you are trying to install an Epson Color 740 connected to your computer
with a USB cable the following instructions may help you out. You will find
similar instructions included with the documentation that came with your
printer.

1. Remove any Epson printer pieces which may be incorrectly installed.

FIRST, then click on the Device Manager tab. Look specifically for any  USB
device with a yellow bang (exclamation point) next to it. DELETE THIS if you
find it. Close the System control panel.

SECOND, look in Start--> Settings> Control Panel. Double-click the
Add/Remove Programs control panel. Uninstall any Epson printer 'stuff' you
may find there. Close Add/Remove programs control panel.

2. Be sure printer is turned OFF but connected- Then restart the system.

After the boot process  is complete ,(when you sell the icons on your
desktop)  turn on the printer

Put Epson printer CD in CD drive.

3. Windows should next detect a new USB device

Click OK when you see this message

Then choose "Search for the best driver for your device."

On next screen, Check ONLY "specific location" and browse to
d\drivers\win98\ . Click [OK]

Windows will  find and install the  drivers for Epson USB Printer/

4. From here, it should detect the Epson Stylus Color 740.

Again, point to d\drivers\win98\.

Follow the prompts to  install the printer drivers, then the Epson status
monitor.

If all goes well, go to step 5.

Note if the installer fails under Step 4 (can't find Setup or DLL's) then
try this:

Quit the installation. Go to My Computer. Open the CD-Rom icon.

Look in the Drivers folder on the CD ROM drive and double-click on Setup.

This should finish setting up the drivers for the printer

5. Reboot.

Go to My Computer->Printers->Epson...->Properties and print a test page.

IF this fails, look at the Properties (right mouse click on the icon for the
printer)  for the Epson 740 under the Details Tab. Make sure it is using the
USB port, not LPT1!

If the above install has worked you should be able to select the Epson USB
port.

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Last revised: 30March 1999
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