Problem printing elements 12 to epson r1800 windows 8.1

I have been successfully using PSE to print to epson with windows xp and windows 8.1. I got a new computer (HP i7) also 8.1 and now the color and lighting are awful. I have taken all the usual steps (color management, printer head cleaning and alignment, updated drivers and icc profiles) and nothing works. When I print to a general purpose canon printer, however, the photos are near perfect. Anyone else have this issue? I am about ready to give the printer to someone or organization and get a new canon wide format photo printer.

ATR...
a. Premiere Elements needs to be run on your computer from a User Account with Administrative Privileges. QuickTime (latest version) is
a requirement for Premiere Elements, and both require being used from a User Account with Administrative Privileges.
I do have administrative priveledges on that particular computer. I have also checked that QuickTime is installed.
b. Your school district computer probably has security means (antivirus, firewall(s), special protection programs) which are interfering
with Premiere Elements accessing needed files.
This could be an issue; however, Adobe Elements 12 ran just perfectly all last year. It was not until I started this year that it was giving me issues. Even before we upgraded to 8.1, it was not working at the beginning of this year. Again, though, it worked just fine on our system from January until May.
Do you have an IT specialist who maintains your school network? If so, would it be possible for you to consult with that person to
evaluate "a" and "b"?
I will have my IT guy continue to pursue the problems. I have spent hours and followed every little suggestion and link...sigh...all of the step by steps that were provided were excellently done, they just didn't solve any of the problems. thanks!

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