Macbook won't print to epson DX4850

I my new macbook 2 weeks ago and am trying to hook up my Epson all-in-one 4850 printer.
Basically I can't seem to install a driver. I've lost the original cd...so tried to download from the epson website for my model and for my macs operating system. The file it downloads is .sit and when it expands through stuffit, it says its a microsoft word document , when its supposed to be an installer driver. When you click to open it, it just opens up my word application, but no document actually opens. I've tried opening it with installer but it ain't having it.
I called epson. The guy on the phone was using the same mac as me and when he downloaded the driver it worked fine. He said it was some setting on my mac that needs to be changed.
So I called apple, and they were hopeless- they said epson must not have the right driver and told me to call epson.
Any idea whats going on?!?!?
When I connect the printer the print center realises theres an epson DX4850 connected but then it asks me to choose a driver from its list, and there isn't one for my model.
Any one help?
cheers

I tried to figure out how to get drivers from Apple but their documentation is not very clear -- especially for someone new to Mac after decades of PC use. Finally I scratched that and called Epson. An hour and a half on the phone with Epson and finally it works again. Had to remove all the Epson files and then force the computer to find the drivers Apple had. I wish that the Apple articles would have been as clear on how to do this!
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