Computer Won't Recognize Epson Printer

Question

Was printing earlier today just fine and I've never had an issue in the past.  Within minutes of my last print job it stopped printing. I uninstalled my printer and went to reinstall and my computer won't even find the printer. I reset the printer, reset network adapter, reset wifi, and still nothing.  I even reinstalled printer drivers and still nothing.  Won't find the printer.  Printer is connected to the network no problem.  I've exhausted Espson support as well.  Help.

Answer 1

Try rolling back to a restore point prior to the printer disappearing. This may bring the printer back again.

I am sure that you know the drill but here are the instructions anyway.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows-8/fl/system-restore-windows-8.htm

http://www.technorms.com/11302/system-restore-windows-8

Answer 2

Do you know the default IP address of the printer? You can sometimes add a network printer that Windows does not see by telling it directly what the IP address of the printer is when you are doing the Add a Printer setup.

The default IP address is usually either on the printer itself or in the software documentation.

Answer 3

Okay I gave that a try.  I have a 'network status' report from my Epson which I ran after setting up WiFi.  This report tells me there is a connection and gives all the details, one of which is the IP.  However, that didn't work when I entered it into the Windows printer set-up.  :(

I tried two other laptops in my house, all of which use this printer, none can see the printer so I'm guessing it's a printer issue.