Is the Epson 3800 supported under Windows Vista?
Yes, Epson does have Vista drivers available for the 3800 (see the Epson Support web site) but some users are running into significant issues. One problem is that when the print progress gets to about 96%, the printer ejects the unfinished print — not good! Even Epson Support acknowledges that Epson is having difficulties with the Vista drivers at the moment. Consequently, it’s probably wise to wait for a driver update before trying your 3800 on Vista. If you’re trying to use your 3800 on the network under Vista, some users recommend setting up the 3800 using the updated 1.6a version of the EpsonNet Config Utility (downloadable from the Epson Support site) instead of the older 1.4 version that ships with the printer. This advice is coming from users who have used version 1.6a to set up their 3800 successfully on the network under Vista — with bidirectional communication working, complete prints, and no known issues. (Note: other users report no problems at all with their 3800 under V
