[perfect_rovian_storm]

Search here for your printer model for drivers:

http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/?OSC=LX

As for shortcuts on the desktop, if you’re using the Mate desktop environment, right click on the desktop and click ‘create launcher’ to get started. You’ll need to know the exact location of the program, file, or directory you wish to make a shortcut for. If you shed some more light on what you’re trying to make one for, I’ll try and walk you through the process, so you understand it and can do it in the future. It may be a little more to learn than Windows, but it’s also a lot more powerful (and way easier actually) once you get used to it.

Not sure about your network issue. I think you’d have to describe what you’re looking to do.

[ducttape45]

Thanks for the printer driver website. I'll check that out after I get home from work.

As for the network issue, I just want to be able to click on the network icon and see items like my router, other pcs on the network, the extra hard drive hooked up my router, things like that, that I can now see normally if I'm on my Windows PC.

Basically, I want my Linux to operate as much like Windows as humanly possible without a lot of hassle.

[Openurmind]

Hint about shortcuts to the desktop. Just drag and drop, or copy and paste folders and files to the desktop like win 7. :)