Epson Stylus Photo 820-Incomplete Printing

I had this same problem with the 820. Seems that the Epson
drivers have some serious problems with certain computer configurations
and the USB port (of course Epson tech support blamed the problem
on my computer.... big surprise)

The only way I was able to resolve the problem was by using
the parallel port.

Neil

"John" wrote in message
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My Epson Stylus Photo 820 has a chronic problem-- it frequently stops
printing before the page is finished (i.e., before the entire image is
printed.) This occurs with every different photo software program I have,
whether I print from Epson's print preview screen or directly from the
program, whether I use regular paper/economy settings or 2880 dpi, whether
I
use 5 x 7 or 8 x 10, etc.

The paper ejects when the image is about 7/8 complete, but the status bar
shows that printer is continuing to print.

I've tried reinstalling the drivers, rebooting, etc., but nothing seems to
work. It doesn't happen all the time, but there seems to be no rhyme or
reason as to when it does.

My system: Windows 98, Pentium Celeron 400, 256MB memory

If anyone else has had this same experience, or especially if anyone has
RESOLVED this problem, I'd appreciate your input. I'm thinking it could
have something to do with memory, but I thought that memory wasn't usually
a
problem with inkjets (like it is with lasers.)

Thanks!