Tiny Scanner but no software

[JP]

My gran bought a Tiny PC about 4 years ago, came with windows 98 and scanner
+ all the other crap they bundle.

I have just installed XP for her on the machine, but since doing this I have
realised that Windows XP does not come with imaging built in. The
installation CD for the scanner does not include picture scanning software,
it only has the driver and a OCR program.

I am looking for your help with this, preferably I would like a freeware
program that will do a simple scan (and/or crop) and save to JPG format.

It's got to be very easy to use as it's for my gran and she's a bit behind
when it comes to these sorts of things. I have paint shop pro which I could
install for her but I beleive this would be too complecate for her because
you have to scan, then file >save as > file type > file name, etc... it's
just too long winded for a 87 year old!

Have you got any reccomendations please
Let me know if you need any more information.

Thanks

 

[Cerridwen]

My gran bought a Tiny PC about 4 years ago, came with windows 98 and
scanner + all the other crap they bundle.

I have just installed XP for her on the machine, but since doing this
I have realised that Windows XP does not come with imaging built in.
The installation CD for the scanner does not include picture scanning
software, it only has the driver and a OCR program.

I am looking for your help with this, preferably I would like a
freeware program that will do a simple scan (and/or crop) and save to
JPG format.

It's got to be very easy to use as it's for my gran and she's a bit
behind when it comes to these sorts of things. I have paint shop pro
which I could install for her but I beleive this would be too
complecate for her because you have to scan, then file >save as >
file type > file name, etc... it's just too long winded for a 87 year
old!

Have you got any reccomendations please
Let me know if you need any more information.

Thanks

This is really OT for this group. I suggest you try comp.periphs.scanners.

 

[Noozer]

My gran bought a Tiny PC about 4 years ago, came with windows 98 and scanner
+ all the other crap they bundle.

I have just installed XP for her on the machine, but since doing this I have
realised that Windows XP does not come with imaging built in. The
installation CD for the scanner does not include picture scanning software,
it only has the driver and a OCR program.

If it's TWAIN compliant then you should be able to use File->Aquire Image in
almost any graphics program.

 

[Cuzman]

" I am looking for your help with this, preferably I would like a freeware
program that will do a simple scan (and/or crop) and save to JPG format. "


try alt.comp.freeware

 

[beav AT wn DoT com DoT au]

My gran bought a Tiny PC about 4 years ago, came with windows 98 and scanner
+ all the other crap they bundle.

I have just installed XP for her on the machine, but since doing this I have
realised that Windows XP does not come with imaging built in. The
installation CD for the scanner does not include picture scanning software,
it only has the driver and a OCR program.

I am looking for your help with this, preferably I would like a freeware
program that will do a simple scan (and/or crop) and save to JPG format.

It's got to be very easy to use as it's for my gran and she's a bit behind
when it comes to these sorts of things. I have paint shop pro which I could
install for her but I beleive this would be too complecate for her because
you have to scan, then file >save as > file type > file name, etc... it's
just too long winded for a 87 year old!

Have you got any reccomendations please
Let me know if you need any more information.

Thanks

602 suite has replacements for Word and Excel, and a photo editing
program. I don't know if it scans, (it has aquire image in File menu)
but it does the cropping and saving etc... and it's freeware...

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flying by now.
But who wants a car that crashes 8 times a day?
Registered Linux User #345134

 

[JP]

My gran bought a Tiny PC about 4 years ago, came with windows 98 and scanner
+ all the other crap they bundle.

I have just installed XP for her on the machine, but since doing this I have
realised that Windows XP does not come with imaging built in. The
installation CD for the scanner does not include picture scanning software,
it only has the driver and a OCR program.

I am looking for your help with this, preferably I would like a freeware
program that will do a simple scan (and/or crop) and save to JPG format.

It's got to be very easy to use as it's for my gran and she's a bit behind
when it comes to these sorts of things. I have paint shop pro which I could
install for her but I beleive this would be too complecate for her because
you have to scan, then file >save as > file type > file name, etc... it's
just too long winded for a 87 year old!

Have you got any reccomendations please
Let me know if you need any more information.

Thanks

Thanks for replies everyone, i'll try in the suggested newsgroups. I don't
think it was that much off topic because it is to do with a certain piece of
hardware--scanner.

Thanks
JP