Cannot print to trusty Epson printer in Lion

I'm in InDesign and all I get is to a crash each time I try to print from within InDesign. I have been able to generate a pdf of the file from InDesign and am able to print then from within Adobe Acrobat Pro.
Maybe new OS's need to wait until manufacturers can catch up with new drivers?
Have no idea how to fix this.
Ken

You may need to find a different ps driver for your Epson. Vista Home doesn't have any Apple printer drivers or a Generic PS driver. However, you may be able to use one of the other included vendor postscript drivers, even with a non-ps printer, as the Mac does the necessary conversion.
FYI - To make things easier, Apple has made Bonjour for Windows. This application will save you a lot of trouble when connecting from Windows to a Mac share. I've tested Bonjour for Windows on Vista Home Premium that was connecting to a Canon iP5200R shared from my G5's USB. I used the Canon CP660PS driver that is part of the Vista install and could print b&w and colour fine.
Note that for most non-ps printers, the vendor's Windows driver that is preinstalled or on an included CD won't work. It will appear to leave the Windows spooler but the job doesn't print. So when you get to the step to add the Windows driver, don't be tempted to select one of the Epson R series (the 210 is present but not the 220).

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