Sorry Lisa_maree - that wasn't much HELP to me because I know nothing about computers...just trying my best.  My question is at this point, can I install drivers for my printers?  If so, where do I go?
lisa_maree provided some instructions on how to print out a test page. I'd suggest you follow them to print out a test page. if the test page(s) have the same issue then it has nothing to do with drivers or your computer.I'm going to do what Lisa_maree suggested...having been hit by a bug, so I'm under the weather.  Will do it ASAP.  Thanks!
If this is a USB printer it's a 3 step process....Remove the printer by rite clickin it in device manager....remove the printer software in Add/Remove programs...Re-boot and with the printer NOT connected via USB to the PC and re-install the printer software....it will prompt you when to connect the USB cable...

Best of Luck !I finally got around to doing the checks on both printers.  The HP is printing light.  The EPSON looks fine, but still won't print dark like if I used Word to print a document.  Funny thing though, I have been fooling around with both of them a bit and they would not print the wording very dark until the last LINE of a PARAGRAPH, and at the top and bottom of pages, it will type dark (i.e., page numbers, something printed on the internet with a bottom line).  This is confusing.  I have the disks for both printers, if it is the drivers, would they install it from the cd if I were to uninstall both printers?