Local Printers Greyed Out In Add Printer Wizard

[Leonard Chatagnier]

Yeah, I posted to Kubuntu User list, got one reply and
no solution. So, I'll try here as I usually post here
because get better help. Here is the original post:

> From: Leonard Chatagnier <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Add Printer Wizard Issue
> To: Kubuntu Users List
> <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> 
> I am desperate to get a local usb printer installed
> on
> my AMD64 X2 6000+ Gateway machine. Have been trying
> for days using localhost:631/admin and System
> Settings
> -> Printers -> Add printers/classes. The info I need
> to print is for income tax preparation and time is
> running out.  What I find in System Settings ->
> Printers -> Add printers/classes is that the "local
> printers(parallel, serial, usb) is greyed out and
> when
> it it greyed out nothing will install the printer
> for
> me. Can anyone please tell me how to make the local
> printers button active again so that I can install
> my
> Epson Stylus CX5800F USB printer. Am getting rather
> desperate and need a solution quickly. Thanks very
> much for you help,
> 
I have googled on this to no end; more than a week and
find many hits but no solution for me. This issue has
come up before and got fixed but don't remember how.
I could really use some help on this. Many thanks for
any info.

Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net