Posts by swiftdriver30

Nicholas Martin80 said:He’s basically saying the damn thing is covered in grease, so there's no way you're getting any traction...

Man, this guy is totally clueless...

Nicholas Martin80 said:Look, obviously 4 gigs beats 3, but you’re gonna need an x64 OS if you actually want to tap into all that RAM.

Man, don't even try lecturing me when my own system shows I've got about 4 GB available... you can say whatever you want, but it doesn't change the reality of what's sitting there.

The way things are running, you're looking at roughly 3.25 GB being used up right now.

Oh, please, don't start trying to school me when my own process list is literally showing a Total 4049 MB of RAM usage...🙂

Taylor Morales31 said:Mickey, seriously, just go take some kind of computer class or something...

swiftdriver30 (Mark) : 'D nah, I don't need a class, I just learn stuff from forums 🙂 and all that :'D but thanks for the suggestion anyway.

Nicholas Martin80 said:Look, no software on earth is gonna make an x86 OS actually tap into all 4 gigs of RAM...

well, obviously using 4 GB of RAM is better than being stuck with 3 like I am... and if it works for me even if it doesn't for you, then whatever...

Just wanted to point out that I finally got Windows 7 Home Premium installed and my printer is actually working now 😁 and if anyone else is struggling and needs a link to that software that lets you utilize all 4GB of RAM on a 32-bit OS, just shoot me a PM. I'll send the link over to you. 🙂 thanks again everyone. if things start acting up again, I'll be back to ask about this whole week thing :'D

Benjamin King2 said:It’ll run better on DirectX 11 if the game actually supports it, though that really just depends on the title itself... You don't necessarily need a massive high-end rig, you just need an operating system and a graphics card that can handle DirectX 11...

alright, thanks 😁

Just wanted to pick your brain on something else. So, my GPU supports DirectX 11, but I’m running Windows XP right now—which obviously means I'm stuck with just DirectX 9.0c... so if I want my games to actually run smooth, which OS should I be looking at? Is it better to stick with XP and DirectX 9.0c, or jump over to an OS that handles DirectX 11? I mean, obviously you need a decent rig to handle DirectX 11 properly, but that shouldn't be an issue for my setup... just curious what you guys think??

Keith Bennett38 said:Man, what a bummer. 😢 I honestly think you gave up way too soon.
I just can't wrap my head around how those driver issues couldn't be fixed on Windows 7.
Good luck with XP, though... personally, feels like taking two massive steps backward into the Stone Age... 🙂

ugh, man, what can you even do at this point? I tried everything and nothing works. It’s just total garbage, honestly... 🙂

Noah Sanchez39 said:You really think it’s just one driver? Honestly, why don't you just back up all your precious files and wipe the whole damn thing to reinstall Windows 7... 🙂

I already made the jump to Windows XP and got everything installed, and honestly, I didn't bother making any backups because there wasn't anything worth saving anyway... lol. Oh yeah, and screw this entire week, because not a single standard driver would work on my old setup, whereas on XP, they all installed instantly... 🙂

Keith Bennett38 said:Have you tried plugging it into a different USB port yet???
Just try clicking that link and see what kind of error pops up.
"What can I do if my device....."

I've tried everything and still nothing... honestly, I'm just gonna roll back to Windows XP and call it a day. 🙂 thanks anyway.

@ Keith Bennett38 won't budge... look, I've got a photo here and I'm hoping there isn't any issue if I drop a link...

http://s1120.photobucket.com/albums/...t=Untitled.jpg

so if this thing actually opens up.... ??

Keith Bennett38 said:Is your printer actually plugged in while you're running the installer?
Most of the time, you’re supposed to run the setup without the printer connected at all, and then you just plug it in right when the installer tells you to, exactly like how you described it happening...

Try uninstalling whatever Epson software you currently have via the Control Panel (Add/Remove Programs), then unplug the printer entirely, reboot your PC, and start the installation from scratch—only plugging the printer back in when the program specifically prompts you to do so!

alright I'll give that a shot, thanks. but here's the thing, when I actually have the printer turned on, it just throws an error saying "driver package cannot be installed"... so then I turn it off and start the install, and it gets to the part where it says the driver will be installed and shows me that picture telling me to turn the printer on, so I do exactly what it asks but it just won't automatically find the damn thing. there's a Manual option but that's apparently only if I'm on a network or something... but yeah, I'll try what you suggested. thanks.

Jesse Wilson17 said:I mean, when you first picked up the printer, didn't it come with a CD or something with the drivers on it? You just pop it in and run the install... :/

Or honestly, just head over to the HP website, grab the specific driver for your model, and just install it from there

ok edit:

here are the drivers for both 64 and 32 bit Windows (from Windows XP onwards)

ftp://download.epson-europe.com/pub/...on326688eu.exe <-- 64 bit

ftp://download.epson-europe.com/pub/...on326687eu.exe <--- 32 bit
(HP Envy, right?)

The CD, I have no clue where it went... lost it somewhere. But regardless, a fresh driver is better than some ancient version anyway :'D I tried running the installer and it just gives me this screen saying... connect the printer and turn it on, then it's supposed to automatically find the port and finish the setup, but for me it just sits there saying it can't find anything :S and I can't get through the manual setup either :S I don't get it...! It would've worked 100% on Windows XP

Benjamin King2 said:Run a disk cleanup to clear out those system Temp folders and make sure you check Services to see if the Print Spooler is actually running.

Fine, whatever, I honestly think I might have actually killed the Print Spooler once before when I was messing around disabling some other services... but still, nothing is working :S I can't even find it in the Control Panel, though it shows up in Device Manager, but for the life of me, I just cannot get this driver to install. And then, when I plug it in via USB, the computer acts like it's searching for a driver and then just throws an error icon at me and quits, I don't even know what to say anymore :S

Hey, so my brother just picked up an HP Envy and I handled the whole setup for him on his old Windows XP rig... but now he handed the printer over to me, and I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit. I’ve been trying to get the drivers installed on my machine, but I keep hitting this wall where it just says "Driver Package Cannot Be Installed"... and I have no clue why... I even went straight to the Epson site and grabbed the specific drivers meant for Windows 7 32-bit, but nothing works... any ideas? I really don't want to downgrade my entire setup back to Windows XP just because of one printer... help me out here if you can... thanks in advance for any advice.

driftingnomad68 said:If you head into the Power Options within the Control Panel, you'll see a link on the left side called "Choose what the power buttons do."

Yeah, yeah, okay, but as far as I know, that just lets you decide which button triggers a shutdown or puts the thing into hibernation or whatever... isn't that it?

so how do i make it so when i hit 'sleep' on Windows 7 the whole damn computer actually shuts down? like right now i click it and it acts like it's sleeping but the fans just keep spinning like crazy... and i don't want to use hibernate because it takes forever to boot back up... if anyone knows what's going on here, let me know... thanks.

Larry Ortiz5 said:I’m stuck at a 5.9 too, mostly because my hard drive is absolute garbage...
Intel I5 750
ati xfx 5770 6
6gb ddr3
750gb hdd. if i actually had a fast enough drive, i bet my score would be closer to a 6.5

lol yeah, I'm sitting at a 5.9 right now too, just because this hard drive is dragging me down xD

Arthur Lewis2 said:I'm pretty sure those DreamScene backgrounds don't work on Windows 7, they were strictly a Vista thing...☕

and maybe learn how to actually type properly...🤦

Look, I'll write however the hell I want, and you should probably go figure out how to get DreamScene running on 7 right now... seriously...

so I’ve got this one question about Windows 7 hh... where can I actually find most of those "DreamScene" pictures or videos? I managed to track down a few on their official site, but I don't really want to name the specific page or anything here if I can help it... so if anyone knows where the good stuff is, please let me know... :''D