epson color 880 installation problem

[dhaynes]

i just upgraded to win xp proffessional. i have a Compaq
6550. for some reason the printer will not install from
epson install disk. message i get is to check cables and
connections. i tried downloading drivers for xp, but,
nothing i do works. help

 

[Mary Sauer]

When you say "tried" was the download successful? Your installation disk probably
doesn't have XP drivers.
Go here and follow the directions
How to clean up printer drivers
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
Once you have completely uninstalled the old driver, install your printer with the XP
driver you downloaded from Epson.