Reset Printer Counter (epson)

I am keeping my fingers crossed that some kind person here can help me. I own an epson 760 stylus printer, and its stopped working because the counter has reached its maximum level. Now i know there is a program somewhere online that resets this counter, so that i dont have to buy a new one, but i cannot remember what it is. Would you grateful for all ideas. Many thanks

 

I don't have specific knowledge about your printer, but have you checked the Epson website to see if they have a utility that will reset the counter? I presume it's a software counter that appears in some sort of printer utility screen when you attempt a printout?

The counter value might be in an ini file in your Epson printer folder I suppose (or could be in an ini file that was installed somewhere inside Windows when your printer drivers were installed -- search for some file with Epson in the name, or your printer model as part of the name and an ini extension -- for example the file name could be something like Epson760.ini) If you can find such a file for your printer, you might be able to (carefully) edit it by opening it with Notepad and changing the counter value yourself to reset it and then saving the file after you make the change. But if you decide to do this, you should first save a copy of the original file under some name like Epson.ini.old so you can restore it in case you make some change that causes some other problem with your printer.

And if you can't find a utility to reset the counter for you nor an ini file with the counter value/info that you can edit, you might try using "regedit" to search for and reset the counter value if it's in the Windows registry -- BUT first you should backup the registry before making any changes in the registry and be sure you know how to restore the backup copy of the registry before attempting to make any changes. If you're running Windows XP you can create a system restore point that will, I think, include a copy of the registry and easily restore to that point if you need to (assuming you understand how to access and use the System Restore utility in WinXP). Editing the Windows registry is a last resort however and you shouldn't attempt it unless you have some experience backing up and restoring the registry and making changes in the registry as incorrect editing of the registry can cause all sorts of problems, including making your system unbootable.

Hope this is some help -- good luck.