Many older peripherals (printers, scanners) that are not 100% Windows XP compatible, but will work, have drivers built into Windows XP. On those devices, the drivers are "basic function" drivers not the full feature drivers and support software (such as the ink monitor) that is available if the devices are used on older Operating Systems.
If there are no Windows XP specific drivers (and support software) on the Epson site, you are limited to whatever is built into Windows XP.
On the bright side, at least it will still work with XP. There are many older devices that are not XP compatible and cannot be used at all on Windows XP.
I found that I can use my old PC to do printer maintenance on my Epson Printer. However my new HP PC does not have that function. This is very inconvenient. Since my printer cannot inform me when my ink levels are low. Is that Progress?
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Many older peripherals (printers, scanners) that are not 100% Windows XP compatible, but will work, have drivers built into Windows XP. On those devices, the drivers are "basic function" drivers not the full feature drivers and support software (such as the ink monitor) that is available if the devices are used on older Operating Systems.
If there are no Windows XP specific drivers (and support software) on the Epson site, you are limited to whatever is built into Windows XP.
On the bright side, at least it will still work with XP. There are many older devices that are not XP compatible and cannot be used at all on Windows XP.
Robert Laity
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I found that I can use my old PC to do printer maintenance on my Epson Printer. However my new HP PC does not have that function. This is very inconvenient. Since my printer cannot inform me when my ink levels are low. Is that Progress?
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