Printer jobs won't restart

Hi there, I'm hoping someone might be able to help me out with a printing problem I'm having.
I have a 1.42ghz PPC mac mini running ver 10.3.9, my printer is an Epson R200.
The computer has suddenly developed a fault whereby printing to this printer is not possible, as any time you send a document to the printer the icon with the exclamation point appears in the dock and it says that the printer job queue is stopped. If you click on the button to re-start the jobs, a message comes up for a few seconds saying "opening printer connection" After a few seconds this dissappears and the jobs remain stopped.
I have tried repairing/verifying permissions , this did not appear to have any effect. I tried deleting the printer and re-installing it, again with no luck.
I also downloaded an application called printer setup repair, which allowed me to restore OS X's printing system. This actually seemed to fix the problem, however after printing 2 documents the problem re-surfaced.
I have ruled out there being any hardware problem with the printer, as I can print perfectly from my powerbook. In fact, the only way I can print to the R200 from the mac mini is by using my powerbook with printer sharing turned on.
If anybody has any suggestions on how to fix the problem, any input would be most gratefully received.
Gordo.
mac mini 1.42ghz ppc Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Hello Gordon,
First of all, welcome to the Apple discussions.
`I tried deleting the printer and re-installing it, again with no luck.
What are you meaning with I TRIED DELETING THE PRINTER??
On the in-stall CD that came with your printer is a un-installer, you have to use that to get rid of ALL drives. After you finish re-install the printer.
When you do so unplug everything that is connected to the computer to the printer. Shut down the printer, when everything is back on an plugged in than press the power button on the printer.
Let me know if so ...
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