Epson scanner won't work

[riker1384]

I have an Epson Perfection scanner. It's hooked up and the System Profiler detects it, but when I launch Image Capture it says no device is connected. I installed Epson's driver software and nothing changed. I've tried launching just the driver, but it doesn't launch and stay open like a normal application.

What do I do? The reviews on Versiontracker say that the Epson software has problems. Should Image Capture have worked without that?

 

[72930]

Have a look at this

 

[riker1384]

Have a look at this

Okay, that works but the free trial version marks the images with dollar signs. Before I go paying for anything, is there any free software that works?

Should the scanner have come with software that's any different than what I downloaded?