I attempted to upgrade my Epson Scan software today and found afterward that it would refuse to launch. I followed these directions that I luckily came across and was able to revive the application, so hopefully this will help others in the same situation:
From
Avi Schwartz:
To anyone having problems with the Epson Scan program under Tiger. This is the information I received from Epson's support and it fixed the problems with Epson Scan (it is kind of long, but it works):
In order to resolve this issue we will need to get a clean reinstall by removing all Epson Scan files and reinstalling only the Epson Scan driver from the website.
To completely uninstall the scanner software please follow the steps below.
UNINSTALL
To ensure that all Epson Scan files have been removed from the system you would need to check for the following items in the Hard Drive. Please note: Not all files and locations will be present. If you do not find one of the items listed, please continue on with the next step.
1. In HD (Hard Drive), APPLICATIONS - remove EPSON SCAN and EPSON SCANNER MONITOR, if present
NOTE: If you receive an error that EPSON SCANNER MONITOR cannot be deleted because it is in use, go into HD, APPLICATIONS, UTILITIES and open ACTIVITY MONITOR. Highlight the EPSON SCANNER MONITOR process and click on QUIT PROCESS to quit the process. Close ACTIVITY MONITOR. You can now go back into the APPLICATIONS folder and delete EPSON SCANNER MONITOR.
2. In HD, LIBRARY, APPLICATION SUPPORT - remove the EPSON SCANNER MODULE folder.
3. In HD, LIBRARY, IMAGE CAPTURE, TWAIN DATA SOURCES - remove the ".ds" file bearing your scanner's name.
4. In HD, USERS, (YOUR USER NAME), LIBRARY, PREFERENCES - Open the EPSON folder and then delete the EPSON SCAN folder.
REINSTALL
Once the removal is complete, restart your computer. After the restart, follow the steps below to download and install the most current Epson Scan driver:
Please note: You will require Stuffit to install the Epson Scan software. Stuffit is not installed by default on Tiger. If you are not able to install the software, please visit
http://www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html to download and install Stuffit.
1. Go to
www.epson.com and select North America and then USA.
2. Click on DRIVERS AND SUPPORT, select your appropriate product category and then select your product.
3. Select on MACINTOSH under DRIVERS AND DOWNLOADS and select the most current version of the EPSON SCAN. Click on DOWNLOAD NOW, respond to the question, and ACCEPT the licence agreement. The download will now begin.
4. Once the download is complete you will see a EPSONXXXX.SEA.HQX (XXXX indicates the numbers you will see). Doubleclick on this, and it will begin expaning the file and then place a EPSONXXXX.SEA icon on your desktop.
5. Double click on this and click on CONTINUE and CONTINUE again. An installation will begin, and once it is finished, click on OK.
6. You will now see a folder on your DESKTOP labeled EPSONXXXX. Open this folder and double click on the EPSON SCAN INSTALLER. Enter your system password when prompted.
7. Once the EPSON SCAN INSTALLER screen appears, click on the dropdown arrow beside EASY INSTALL and then select CUSTOM INSTALL.
8. Select only the scanner that you are installing, and then click on INSTALL. Once the install is finished, click on QUIT.
At this point I had to restart in order to get the driver loaded. Since then Epson Scan works great.
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P.S. This proves Epson can't make a decent installer. In addition, can anyone tell me why Epson refuses to post the most recent versions of their printer drivers?
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