The windows is saying that all things is ok it can see the printer without any problem but when i was going to print the pages there's nothing done. Hint: I'm using windows 7

Hi,

Try the steps below

Go to Start / Run and type in "services.msc" without quotation marks, then press Enter or click OK.

(If you are using Windows Vista/Win 7, You need to click on START button and under search program and files - Enter the Services.msc and click the same program from Program list that appear )

In the window that opens (Services) look for "Print Spooler" on the right

Right-click "Print Spooler" and select "Properties".

Click on the "Recovery" tab and change all 3 drop-down boxes to "Restart The Service".

Make sure the 2 text boxes underneath say "1" in them.

Click Ok until you are back at the Services window, close it and you're good to go.

Go back into the properties of the "Print Spooler" tab and be sure to click Start to restart the Print Spooler service and it will restart the service immediately.

The Print spooler depends on the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service. Is this service disabled? Go to services.msc look for RPC. Check state: Automatic



Regards,
Sean

Try this. Follow the instructions carefully.
First, you have to stop the Print Spooler. To do this:
1. Click on the Windows logo start button.
2. Go to Control Panel
3. Open Administrative Tools
4. Open Services
5. It will pop-up a Services window. Scroll through the list and look for Print Spooler.
6. Double-click on Print Spooler, and click on the Stop button. Click on Ok button. Set the window aside.
Second, you need to clear the print jobs in the Spool folder. To do this:
1. Click on the Windows logo start button.
2. Click on Run and type Spool. Hit Ok.
3. Open Printers folder
4. Delete all the files in the Printers folder. Close the window.
Third, you have to enable the Print Spooler. To do this:
1. Go back to Services window.
2. Double-click on Print Spooler, and click on the Start button. Click on Ok button. Close the Services window. Click on the Windows logo start button. Go to Control Panel and open Printers folder. Refresh the page. That should clear the print queue now. Try printing again. Hope this helps but if you need more assistance, leave a comment and I'll get back to it. Thanks.

Hi fizzy81
Most of the software has a PrintView facility. Select the Printview and see there is something on the Page displayed. If nothing, there is nothing wrong with the printer. It is possible you are trying to print a selection without actually selecting anything. I am assuming that you have ink in the cartridge.
Also, go to another program, or a webpage and try to print from there. This is to find out whether something is wrong with the printer,.
luciana44

I had this problem on my Vista pc but it was for all programs it would say its printing and nothing happened,what I did was leave the old one installed on the pc and created another and then deleted the old.But have you tried uninstalling excell and re-installing it to see if that changes anything, and when you reinstalled epson did you go to their site and download the updated firmware/software for the printer this could be another cause?!

First check the printer icon. ( Make sure the printer is turned on during this process)
Go to Start> Control Panel Go to Hardware and sounds> Go to printers.

And check that the printer C3180 has a check mark.
If not right click on the same and left click on Set printer as default.
Next make sure the printer icon says 0Ready.

If not right click on top of the C3180 icon and left click on Clear all documents (untill it says 0ready)
If it still does not say 0Ready.
Then Go to Start> Then Run(if not where you see start search Type there as Run and hit enter> in the run Box type services.msc and click Ok

Now in the services window> Scroll down an locate for Print Spooler and double click on the same>
Now under Services status If Start is highlighted Cliick on start ( now a small window aill poppup and close)
If Stop is highlighted then click on stop ( A small window will popup and close, Now you will see start highlighted> Click on start and then either click on apply or ok close all the windows and restart your computer.
Now First
Go to Start> Control Panel Go to Hardware and sounds> Go to printers.And check that the printer C3180 has a check mark and if it says 0Ready.

If yes Right click on the same icon and left click on Properties.
Now in this window towards the bottom right you will see a tab which says print test page>Click on it to see if it prints a test page.
If yes then Try to print a document.

If non of this works>
Go to Start> Control Panel (or setup then contro panel) and then go to Printer and faxes (or printers and other hardware)
And deleted any or all the icon which says C3180
If it is not deleting then right click on the same icon and lecft click on cancel all documents> Then unplug the USB cable which is connected to the printer end and leave it unplugged for atleast 1Mins before reconnecting> (In the meantime reboot your computer)
After rebooting the computer connect the USB cord to the Computer it should install the printer diriver on its own> (if it prompts the CD then insert the Cd if you have it handy) it may take some time to install the prnter driver
Then
Go to Start> Control Panel Go to Hardware and sounds> Go to printers.
then C3180 See.if it says 0Ready>Right click on the same icon and left click on Properties>
Now in this window towards the bottom right you will see a tab which says print test page>Click on it to see if it prints a test page then try printing any document or Email.

Let me know if any problem

Good Luck

I would try a cold reset. Turn the printer off; hold down the green "GO" button, continue to hold while you power the printer "ON". Hold the green "GO" button until the printer shows al " ********** " across the screen; now let go. It should soon say " Restoring Factory Settings ".

Well, as I dont know what exactly youre doing I will advise you to do the stantard process:

1. Uninstall the printer completely (COMPLETELY)
2. Copy ALL the document and paste it over a new one (WORD, PUBLISHER... same thing) just open a new document and paste all the text and save it with a different name.
3. Restart the computer
4. Reinstall the driver again and make sure it is OK by printing a TEST PAGE...

IF OK and the test page is OK then print your document.

IF NOT 1: the test page does not comes out OK, then you have a problem either in the printer driver or the printer mechanism (cartridges maybe, try replacing them for originals) if this way thing still bad, you have no better choice than take the printer to a technician as I assume your are clueless in repairing printers.

IF NOT 2: the test page comes out OK and the document does not, (MAKE SURE YOU CHOOSE THE RIGHT PRINTER inside "print options") the problem could be your computer and not your printer.

IF NOT 3: it would be very rare, but you could have a problem with the spool service (the windows service that manages printing matters) but in this case nothing shoud be printed ok. So if the test page is ok, the problem is NOT your printer and you should look for the problem in your computer or your operative system.

Best luck!

Try this only for windows user:


To resolve this, do the following :

1. Windows 2000: Go to Start, Settings, Printers.
   Windows XP: Go to Start, Control Panels, Printers and Faxes.
   
2. Right click on the printer icon and select Properties.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
4. Click the Print processor tab. The Print Processor screen appears.
5. Change the Print Processor to Winprint and change the Default data type to RAW .
6. Click OK in the Print processor screen.
7. Click Apply, then OK.

2 more things to try. Assuming it is USB Change USB port. Re boot the computer. Replace the cable. Reboot the computer. Coming back to the driver software. Go to Start /Printers and Faxes/Install new printer Leave what is there in place When the Wizard comes up and asks CD or Select from list Choose select from list - then go to HP and your model and simply load the generic driver. Try each alteration one at a time Tell us what you get.

Need more details, not enough to help. When you say not printing, does it feed paper at all, does it print nothing or some and not all? What have you don to solve it yourself, as this helps narrow the field. Post back as i would genuinely love to see it running. I have the same printer, and it is usually fixable without too muck fuss. Mine has been excellent so far and i have had it nearly 3 years. Havew you had it long and do you do regular maintenance or none?