On Wed, 2003-03-05 at 09:23, Hendrik Boom wrote: > On Sat, Mar 01, 2003 at 06:18:55PM -0500, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > > On Saturday 01 March 2003 02:20 pm, Technoslick wrote: > > > > > Isn't it true on the newer inkjets that you need to apply a software > > > 'patch' to reset the chip, or fool it, into thinking that the refill is > > > brand new? A friend who refills her own told me she had to do this to get > > > her own refils to work. This was in Windows, BTW. > > > > > > T > > > > Hmm, hadn't ever heard that but I guess its possible. Of course, I don't use > > Windows on my main comp... > > > > A month or two ago I bought a refill for the cartridges on an Epson 777i. > It came with a floppy disk of software to install in WIndows to reset the > chip so the printer would accept the refilled cartridge. > > I returned the entir package because > (1) Rebooting to WIndows every time the printer runs out of ink > is not acceptable > (2) Without a floppy drive on my computer, installation was > a dubious prospect. After the previous discussions about which printers have chips in their cartridges I checked the Epson C62 manual and it only has the usual Caution about refilling the carts because of the quality problems that could ensue. It also warns against drinking the ink! Has this been a problem in the past? <g>
Rich -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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