windows vista 32 byt computer connects and recognizes epson xp-400 but wont print?!?!?!?!?!

i have an epson xp-400 series all in one printer and i have windows vista 32 byt. My laptop is a dell studio 1535 and i know it is able to print because my uncle who gave it to me was able to print off of it, and i also know my printer works because I just

bought it and it prints off other computers. ive tried getting help from epson, staples, and microsoft support representatives over the phone and they tried things like uninstalling/reinstalling, resetting printer spooler, messing with administrative settings,

installing updates and drivers but still my problem persists!! when i plug the printer into my laptop it recognizes it and an icon appears to notify me something is plugged in but when i try and print a test page or try to print anything else from the computer

nothing happens. It will appear briefly in the documents pending folder but then disappears as if it were printed succesfully however the printer does nothing, it doesnt even make a sound. please help :(

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