Darker photos

I've had Photoshop Elements 10 for two years. Never a problem printing until now. Out of the blue, photos are coming out very dark on my Epson printer. Epson says it's a problem with Photoshop. Seems to be the case as I printed using a different program and the output is clear and bright. I haven't made any settings adjustments. Any suggested fixes?

Thanks, Barbara. This unfortunately didn't fix the problem. So uninstalled Elements 10 and tried to reinstall. I was unable to install due to Error 1303 (Installer has insufficient privileges...) I tried the helpx.adobe.com fix that has been recommended in the past to people with this issue but had no luck. I have Windows7. I know this is an Adobe forum, but does anyone have any other ideas? I've also thought about just buying Elements 13 but I'm concerned that I'll run into the same error message when I try to install it. I really can't afford to waste money on a program that won't install. Does anyone know if this will be a problem? Or can you suggest where I might get a definitive answer to this question? Thank you.

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First off, I am a rank amateur and do not understand tech-speak. I am working on my home computer (Dell Dimension E520) with Windows Vista installed. I have Photoshop Elements 8.0 installed and recently installed Lightroom 3.4.1 for my college student Granddaughter.
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In LR, you can click on the little triangle on the upper right of the histogram to turn on the highlight indicator. If you will add exposure and/or brightness (depending on the phofo and result you are trying to acheive) until the highlight indicator shows that somewhere in the image you have burned out the highlights, and then crank it back a click or two. This should give you a basic good exposure. Other adjustments may be necessary, such as black level, saturation, etc., but you will have a starting point. If you find that this is a fix for many of your images, you can make a preset out of it and apply it either on import or to individual or groups of photos.
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Could you provide the community with a little more information to help narrow troubleshooting? What operating system are we using and are these photos scanned with the C310a or are they from a seperate source?
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