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6. Click the Utility tab, and confirm that the check box for the 
printer software you want to uninstall is selected.
Note:
If you wish to uninstall only EPSON Status Monitor 3, select the 
EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box.
7. To uninstall, click OK.
Note:
You can uninstall only the Monitored Printers utility of EPSON 
Status Monitor 3. When the utility is uninstalled, you cannot 
change the settings of Monitored Printers from EPSON Status 
Monitor 3 of other printers.
8. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Uninstall the USB device driver
When you connect the printer to your computer with a USB 
interface cable, the USB device driver is also installed. When you 
uninstalled the printer driver, you also need to uninstall the USB 
device driver.
Follow the steps below to uninstall the USB device driver.
 
						

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❏Uninstall the printer driver before uninstalling the USB device 
driver.
❏Once you uninstalled the USB device driver, you cannot access any 
other Epson printers connected with a USB interface cable.
1. Follow steps 1 through 3 of  Uninstalling the printer driver 
on page 129.
2. Select EPSON USB Printer Devices, then click Add/Remove.
Note:
❏EPSON USB Printer Devices appears only when the printer 
is connected to Windows Me or 98 with a USB interface cable.
 
						

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❏If the USB device driver is not installed correctly, EPSON USB 
Printer Devices may not appear. Follow the steps below to run 
the “Epusbun.exe” file in the CD-ROM that comes with your 
printer.
1.Insert the CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2.Access the CD-ROM drive.
3.Double-click the Win9x folder.
4.Double-click the Epusbun.exe icon.
3. Double-click the XXXX language folder corresponding to 
your language.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Sharing the Printer on a Network
Sharing the printer
This section describes how to share the printer on a standard 
Windows network.
The computers on a network can share a printer that is directly 
connected to one of them. The computer that is directly connected 
to the printer is the print server, and the other computers are the 
clients which need permission to share the printer with the print 
server. The clients share the printer via the print server.
According to the versions of Windows OS and your access rights 
on the network, perform the appropriate settings of the print 
server and clients.
Setting the print server
❏For Windows Me or 98, see  Setting up your printer as a 
shared printer on page 134.
 
						

							134Using the Printer Software with Windows ❏For Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, or Server 2003, see  Using an 
additional driver on page 136.
Setting the clients
❏For Windows Me or 98, see  With Windows Me or 98 on page 
143.
❏For Windows XP or 2000, see  With Windows XP or 2000 on 
page 145.
❏For Windows NT 4.0, see  With Windows NT 4.0 on page 
149.
Note:
❏When sharing the printer, be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor 3 
so that the shared printer can be monitored on the print server. See  
Setting Monitoring Preferences on page 118.
❏When you are using shared printer in a Windows Me or 98 
environment, on the server, double-click the Network icon in 
Control panel and make sure that the “File and printer sharing for 
Microsoft Networks” component is installed, then on the server and 
clients, make sure that the “IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol” or the 
“TCP/IP Protocol” is installed.
❏The print server and clients should be set on the same network 
system, and they should be under the same network management 
beforehand.
❏The screen may vary depending on your operating system version.
Setting up your printer as a shared printer
When the print server’s OS is Windows Me or 98 follow the steps 
below to set the print server.
1. Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.
 
						

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2. Double-click the Network icon.
3. Click File and Print Sharing on the Configuration menu.
4. Select the I want to be able to allow others to print to my 
printer(s). check box, then click OK.
5. Click OK to apply the settings.
Note:
❏When “Insert the Disk” appears, insert the Windows Me or 98 
CD-ROM in the computer. Click OK, then follow the on-screen 
instructions.
❏When the prompt to restart the computer appears, restart the 
computer, then continue with the settings.
6. Double-click the Printers icon on the control panel.
7. Right-click your printer’s icon, then click Sharing in the menu 
that appears.
8. Select Shared As, type the name in the Share Name box, then 
click OK. Type a Comment and Password if needed.
Note:
❏Do not use spaces or hyphens for the share name, or an error 
may occur.
 
						

							136Using the Printer Software with Windows❏When sharing the printer, be sure to set EPSON Status 
Monitor 3 so that the shared printer can be monitored on the 
print server. See  Setting Monitoring Preferences on page 
118.
You need to set the client computers so that they can use the 
printer on a network. See the following pages for details:
❏ With Windows Me or 98 on page 143
❏ With Windows XP or 2000 on page 145
❏ With Windows NT 4.0 on page 149
Using an additional driver
When the print server’s OS is Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, or Server 
2003, you can install the additional drivers on the server. The 
additional drivers are for client computers that have different OS 
from the server.
Follow the steps below to set a Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, or 
Server 2003, as a print server, then install the additional drivers.
Note:
❏You must access Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, or Server 2003, as the 
Administrators of the local machine.
❏If the print server’s OS is Windows NT 4.0, the additional driver 
can be used only on Service Pack 4 or later.
1. For a Windows 2000 or NT 4.0 print server, click Start, point 
to Settings, then click Printers.
For a Windows XP or Server 2003 print server, click Start, 
point to Printers and Faxes.
2. Right-click your printer’s icon, then click Sharing in the menu 
that appears.
 
						

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For Windows XP or Server 2003, if the following menu 
appears, click either Network Setup Wizard or If you 
understand the security risks but want to share printers 
without running the wizard, click here.
In either case, follow the on-screen instructions.
3. For a Windows 2000 or NT 4.0 print server, select Shared as, 
then type the name in the Share Name box.
For a Windows XP or Server 2003 print server, select Share 
this printer, then type the name in the Share name box.
 
						

							138Using the Printer Software with WindowsNote:
Do not use spaces or hyphens for the Share name, or an error may 
occur.
4. Select the additional drivers.
Note:
If the computers of the server and clients use the same OS, you do 
not have to install the additional drivers. Just click OK after step3.
On the Windows NT 4.0 print server
Select Windows being used for clients. For example, select 
Windows 95 to install the additional driver for the Windows 
Me or 98 clients, then click OK.
Note:
❏You do not have to select Windows NT 4.0 x86, because that 
driver has been already installed.
❏Do not select additional drivers other than Windows 95. The 
other additional drivers are not available.
❏You cannot install a printer driver in Windows XP, 2000, or 
Server 2003 as an additional driver.
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Click Additional Drivers.
Select Windows being used for clients, then click OK.
 
						

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For Windows Me or 98 clients Select  Intel  Windows  95  or  98 
(Windows 2000),
Select Intel Windows 95, 98 and Me 
(Windows XP),
Select x86 Windows 95, WIndows 98 
and Windows Millennium Edition 
(Windows Server 2003)
For Windows NT 4.0 clients Select Intel Windows NT4.0 or 2000 
(Windows 2000),
Select Intel Windows NT4.0 or 2000 
(Windows XP),
Select x86 Windows NT4.0 
(Windows Server 2003)
For Windows XP or 2000 
clientsIntel Windows 2000 
(Windows 2000), Intel 
Windows 2000 or XP (Windows XP), 
x86 Windows 2000, Windows XP and 
Windows Server 2003 
(Windows Server 2003)