Epson DX7400 printer/scanner/copier won't print newly installed Windows 7

[Duplicity2]

I upgraded my OS from XP to Windows 7 a while ago & now I have installed an old Epson DX7400 printer/scanner/copier. The hardware installed OK & the driver is updated but I can't get anything to print, including a test page. It'll send the document to the printer where it sits there & does nothing. I noticed the icon for the file I want to print is what you get when it can't be identified. Also, I know one of the cartridges is out of ink because the light indicating that is on but I can't access any information about this from the PC.
Under properties on the files I try to print it says processor is winprint & data type NT EMF 1.008.
Does anyone know what the problem is?

 

[smorizio]

make sure under printers you set the epson as the default printer in windows 7 the default first printer is ms text file saver. update your mb chipset and usb drivers...the newer prints print through a usb print driver port.

 

[Duplicity2]

Hey thanks. Yeah, first thing I did was make it the default printer. It is printing through the US port too. All my drivers are up to date. I checked that yesterday. I'm not sure what you mean about mb chipset. I'll have to look that up.

 

[Duplicity2]

OK yeah mb chipset is up to date too.

 

[Duplicity2]

Never mind. I fixed it. I had to manually install the driver update from their website: http://www.epson.co.uk/gb/en/viewcon/corporatesite/products/mainunits/support/2516
Thanks anyway!