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My Epson 845 driver has a newer version than is being installed on my new mac, resulting in a communication error. The printer/driver worked fine on my older Mac - am I out of luck for using this printer wirelessly with a new mac?
MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.14
Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup).
Any devices that previously appeared in your Printer List and Fax List will need to be added again after resetting the printing system.
Resetting the printing system in Mac OS X
1. To use the Reset Printing System feature in Mac OS X follow these steps:
2. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
3. Choose Print & Fax from the View menu.
4. Control-click on list of printers on the left side of the window, then choose "Reset printing system" from the contextual menu. If you don't see a list of printers, Control-click on the text "Click + to add a printer or fax" and select "Reset printing system..." As an alternative, if you currently have one or more printers listed, you can Option-click the "-" (Remove printer) button.
Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup).
Any devices that previously appeared in your Printer List and Fax List will need to be added again after resetting the printing system.
Resetting the printing system in Mac OS X
1. To use the Reset Printing System feature in Mac OS X follow these steps:
2. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
3. Choose Print & Fax from the View menu.
4. Control-click on list of printers on the left side of the window, then choose "Reset printing system" from the contextual menu. If you don't see a list of printers, Control-click on the text "Click + to add a printer or fax" and select "Reset printing system..." As an alternative, if you currently have one or more printers listed, you can Option-click the "-" (Remove printer) button.
My Epson 845 driver has a newer version than is being installed on my new mac - am I out of luck for using this printer wirelessly with a new mac?
