Epson Print Utility not working in 10.4

I've had this problem for a long time, and thought posting a topic on here might get me a solution. I have a old epson C42UX. Work great with printing, but I am unable to use the Print Utility program anymore for maintenance. It just locks up... the program itself never opens. i think this has happened ever since I updated to 10.4... a long time I know. Can anyone tel me how to fix this. There appears to be no software update on the epson web site.

What drivers are you using? My guess is that you are using the Guteprint drivers. That latest driver from Epson says that it supports OS X 10.1.3 - OS X 10.1.5, so I don't think Epson produced a driver that would work in OS X 10.4.x.
If your printer is not supported by Epson drivers, you will not be able to use the Epson Utility.
If you are indeed using the Gutenprint drivers, upgrade them to the latest version (5.2.2) from _http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php_. There is a text based utility included on the disk image for Epson inkjet printers. It will allow you to run a nozzle check, clean the heads, and align the heads. You will not be able to get the ink levels however.

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