YEAH!!...I FOUND THE ANSWER AND IT WORKS!!

IT WAS A LOGITECH WEBCAM PROBLEM....I INSTALLED AND UNINSTALLED THIS WEBCAM
LONG-TIME AGO. WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW AT THAT TIME WAS THAT IT DIDN'T REMOVE AN
IMPORTANT DATA FIELD IN MY WINDOWS REGISTRY:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Class\{6BDD1FC6-810F-11D0-BEC7-08002BE2092F}

I JUST REMOVED THE TEXT "LVMVDRV" IN THE LOWERFILTERS SECTION OF THE KEY,
CLOSED MY REGISTRY, SHUT-OFF MY EPSON ALL-IN-ONE U.S.B. PRINTER, AND
RE-BOOTED MY COMPUTER.

THEN AS SOON AS WINDOWS DESKTOP CAME-UP, I TURNED ON MY PRINTER. WINDOWS
FINALLY FOUND AND INSTALLED MY EPSON PRINTER'S SCANNER
DRIVER.....YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

MORAL OF THE STORY: DO NOT EVER UNISTALL A LOGITECH WEBCAM. IT WILL
PREVENT YOU FROM INSTALLING ANOTHER IMAGING DEVICE ON YOUR COMPUTER


"Romeo2008" wrote:

> The WIA was already set as "Automatic" and "Started". Thx for your reply.
>
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
> > In the Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services, what is the WIA
> > (Windows Image Acquisition) set as.... Manual, Automatic or Disabled? If
> > Automatic, is it started?
> > --
> > Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
> > www.coribright.com/windows
> >
> > "Romeo2008" <Romeo2008@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:44A29594-2599-4CD6-9678-1B5BBD62F681@microsoft.com...
> > > Yes i did check to make sure i had the latest software package from Epson
> > > I even tried installing the drivers on a friend's laptop and it worked.
> > > So the problem must be local to my Windows XP environment.
> > > Is there any way i can check to make sure my system is not corrupted ?
> > > Its just too weird that it allows me to install the printer driver, the
> > > fax
> > > driver
> > > but not the scanner driver ......thx a bunch for your effort(s)
> > >
> > > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Did you check that it was the latest software package from Epson?
> > >>
> > >> There is nothing different in Media Center Edition than Home or Pro in
> > >> regards to installing hardware.
> > >> --
> > >> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
> > >> www.coribright.com/windows
> > >>
> > >> "Romeo2008" <Romeo2008@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:C799D561-5C1F-4AB9-954F-E8C1CB8CFDE9@microsoft.com...
> > >> >i have an ES CX9400Fax Series All-In-One. I'm able to install the
> > >> >printer
> > >> > and fax drivers, but not the scanner driver...i get the following
> > >> > message
> > >> > in
> > >> > device driver.
> > >> >
> > >> > **Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver
> > >> > may
> > >> > be
> > >> > corupted or missing. (Code 39) **
> > >> >
> > >> > I had the same issue with a Canon MX300 and returned it thinking that
> > >> > it
> > >> > was a
> > >> > corrupted driver from the manufacturer.
> > >> >
> > >> > Now i realize it has something to do with my Windows XP media center
> > >> > edition
> > >> > How do i check and fix the problem ?
> > >>
> >