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Re: Before deciding to give QuadTone RIP 2.0 a run...questions

2004-03-10 by Roy Harrington

Yes, including all the OLD gimp-print drivers with 10.3 was a
mistake in my opinion.  But they really aren't all that tough to remove.  

Roy

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Graham" 
<gebilwil@n...> wrote:
> Yes, GIMP is a major conflict with Epson drivers, at least in some cases. I
> know one where
> an Epson rep was driven to formating a customers drive to get rid of them.
> There is a
> GIMP uninstaller on the web that worked for me, but I hear that it does not work
> in all
> cases, golly knows why.
> 
> Also if you do want to go ahead with GIMP, they are on the 10.3 CD's, #3 I think?  
and you 
> can just install them without reinstalling the OS.  You might even already have 
them by 
> accident from the original install.  I did.
> 
> Scott
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "chipcarterdc" 
> <chipcarterdc@h...> wrote:
> > I'm running Mac OS 10.3.  IF (and it's a big if) I understand the QTR 
> > instructions correctly, I must download and install something called "Gimp-
> > Print" before installing QTR.  But wasn't it a conflict w. Gimp-Print (preinstalled 
> > on 10.3) and the Epson drivers that was causing all the headaches w. Epson 
> > printers a few months ago?  (I currently have a 2200 and will be getting a 
> > 9600).  I seem to recall that in order to get a 2200 (7600/9600) to work w. 
> > 10.3, you had to uninstall 10.3; reinstall it WITHOUT the Gimp thing (and 
> > perhaps w/out the Epson printer drivers included w. 10.3?); then download 
> > the Epson printer driver separately and reinstall it.
> > 
> > The short question is: am I about to "break" my system by installing Gimp-Print 
> > in order to install QTR 2.0?

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