Upgraded to 10.6.6, Epson C88+ is outputting at ~50% scale

Tried resetting and reinstalling the driver. Another 1 hour and 35 minutes to go downloading the "EPSONPrinterDrivers2.6.dmg" file from apple.com (846MB? Wow.).
The file I'm printing from Illustrator outputs correctly, but it's very small on the page, and all the settings are correct for full-size 8.5x11" output as usual. The Epson website was cryptic, to say the least. I downloaded the two DMGs they said applied, I installed one and the other will not load (epson12018.dmg). Great.
Trying to cheat and increase the scale to 200% results in the same AREA as the tiny output but not the entire image, just a zoomed-in version of the image.
Of course I batted out a number of files in Illustrator without saving as I printed, so I need to go back and re-create the work that was lost in the queue when I reset the printing system and reinstalled the C88+ driver I had.
This is frustrating and not what I've come to expect from an Apple OS upgrade. That I paid for. That's been giving me headaches all week. [sound of teeth gnashing]

Sounded good, tried it three times, still getting miniature output.
Deleted com.apple.print.PrinterProxy.plist and com.apple/print.PrintingPrefs.plist and com.apple.print.add.plist and a couple of Epson com.* items which have not regenerated. Reset the printer in System Prefs. Rebooted. Rebooted the printer.
Still getting dinky output, like I had an 8.5x11 platen press which is suddenly a 3x5 platen press (old hot type reference).
Any ideas? Other than "buy a new printer"? Did Epson not get a heads-up that Apple was going to be rolling out an upgraded OS?
This is too Windows-like and the stuff will hit the fan when Kid #1 or Kid #2 asks to print something and I get to tell them that the printer no longer functions because I upgraded the OS...

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Okay mrthuse,
I have a Epson C86, and this is the procedure I would use. I think I've changed the references to the C86, but if not, I believe the procedure for the C88 would be basically the same.
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EPSON PRINTER UTILITY (Alias)
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COM.EPSON.IJPRINTER.UTILITY.PLIST
COM.APPLE.PRINT.CUSTOMPRESETS.PLIST
COM.APPLE.PRINT.PRINTCENTER.PLIST
COM.APPLE.PRINT.PRINTERPROXY.INTERNAL_MODEM.PLIST
COM.APPLE.PRINT.PRINTINGPREFS.PLIST
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* Double click on: "epson11510.sea" to expand
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epson11510.sea.hqx
epson11510.sea
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ali b

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