The Epson M100, once a brick, is now a printer again. You have defeated the planned obsolescence with a 500-kilobyte executable and a prayer.
If you need to reset network or general settings without software, you can use the printer's physical controls or the computer's device manager:
Once the Epson Adjustment Program opens, click the button at the top. In the Model Name dropdown menu, choose M100 .
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There is a quiet war being fought in the back offices of small businesses, in the dorm rooms of engineering students, and in the dusty repair shops of Southeast Asia. The weapon of choice is not a gun, but a small piece of software. The battlefield is the Epson M100, a monochrome ink tank printer known for its legendary economy—and its infuriating digital handcuffs.
Resetting the digital counter does not physically clean the ink pads. If you reset the printer multiple times without checking the hardware, waste ink will eventually overflow. This can ruin your desk or short-circuit the internal electronics.
Remember the golden rules: