I am going to start a new thread concerning the restoration of the Windows
XP
drivers for the scanner, and the drivers for the digital camera, because
that this will get lost in the current thread.
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"Alan C. Brown" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Rich
>
> Tried it on my old laptop.
>
> I installed the scanner software from the original scanner software CD. It
> worked, but did not like it, and therefore uninstalled it. Restored
> system.
>
> Then installed what I thought was the latest scanner software update
> (mirascan_v403u10b.exe - 9.2MB) that I had downloaded. It did not work at
> all. When I connected the scanner, it was detected as Scanner 22 by
> Windows XP, which asked for drivers, which could not be found, even in the
> Mirascan folder. Unistallled the software and did a system restore. Still
> detected as Scanner 22 and still cannot locate the drivers.
>
> Result now is that I cannot use the scanner with the original Windows XP
> scanner drivers, which cannot be found. Also my Kodak L743 digital camera
> in not recognised when I connect it to the laptop to transfer photos.
>
> Only good thing is that I did not try this with the new laptop.
>
> Would appreciate if anyone could advise me how to restore the Windows XP
> drivers for the scanner, and if possible the drivers for the digital
> camera( will probably have to reinstall the Kodak Easyshare software).
>
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> "Rich Barry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:RNZpg.22890$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> 1.No, 2. Maybe 3. No 4. If Acer has xp drivers for the Scanner
>> you should be Ok.
>> "Alan C. Brown" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:uBnh%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Rich
>>>
>>> Thank you very much for the info.
>>>
>>> Is there any risk that the Windows XP drivers for the scanner will be
>>> permanently lost when I uninstall them ?
>>>
>>> If the Scanner software does not work, and I uninstall it, will the
>>> Windows XP drivers for the scanner be automatically re-installed when I
>>> reconnect the scanner to the laptop ?
>>>
>>> Is there any possibility/likelihood that installing and uninstalling the
>>> scanner will cause any conflicts with, or change the versions of, the
>>> Windows XP drivers for the scanner.
>>>
>>> By the way, I found an article entitled - "Windows XP: List of Scanners
>>> That Are Supported by Windows Image Acquisition", which has a list of
>>> all the supported scanners, including mine, Acer S2W 3300 or S2W 4300
>>> (16V), but not sure which.
>>> Is there any way of telling ?
>>>
>>> Alan C. Brown
>>>
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>>>
>>> "Rich Barry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:ntzpg.5261$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Alan, rt click MyComputer>select Prop>Hardware>Device Manager>Imaging
>>>> Device. rt click choose Uninstall. Disconnect
>>>> the Scanner and restart. Install the Scanner Software and connect the
>>>> scanner when told to do so. Restart. You can always
>>>> go to Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs and uninstall the Scanner
>>>> Software.
>>>
>>> -------------------
>>>
>>>> "Alan C. Brown" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>I have a new Toshiba Satellite Pro M70 laptop with Win XP Pro SP2
>>>>>(fully
>>>>> updated).
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a VuegoScan flatbed scanner (equivalent I think to Acer
>>>>> 4300U/3300U
>>>>> &/or Benq S2W 4300U/3300U), which I had intended to install with the
>>>>> latest scanner software update (mirascan_v403u10b.exe - 9.2MB), which
>>>>> I downloaded from the internet.
>>>>>
>>>>> However I inadvertantly connected the scanner to the laptop, and
>>>>> turned it
>>>>> on before installing the scanner software, with the result that
>>>>> Windows XP
>>>>> automatically detected the scanner. In Device Manager under Imaging
>>>>> Devices, it shows up as Flatbed Scanner_23, Manufacturer : Acer
>>>>> Peripherals, and the "Driver File Details" tab lists 11 drivers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Question is, can I/should I install the scanner software that I
>>>>> downloaded ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Are there any bad consequences in doing so?
>>>>>
>>>>> How should I go about it ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Would I be able to revert to the Windows scanner drivers if the
>>>>> software
>>>>> installation fails ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Would appreciate any advice.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you
>>>>> Alan C. Brown
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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