Controlling a scanner connected to XP machine

[Qu0ll]

Just a basic question...

If I have my Vista-compatible scanner connected to the USB port of an XP
machine will I be able to fully control it from my Vista machine in the same
domain? Will there be any tricks/complexities in setting it up?

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[Dave]

I think you can share some scanners, with some software.

but why not scan on the XP machine and save the files to the Vista machine?

 

[Qu0ll]

I think you can share some scanners, with some software.

Can you provide more info on this?

but why not scan on the XP machine and save the files to the Vista
machine?

Because I am sitting at the Vista machine but the scanner is in another room
attached to the XP machine.

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[Dave]

I just Googled.....

http://www.google.com/search?q=shar...=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_en_____215

http://www.google.com/search?q=network+scanner&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_en_____215

 

[Qu0ll]

I just Googled.....

http://www.google.com/search?q=shar...=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_en_____215

http://www.google.com/search?q=network+scanner&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_en_____215

OK thanks. Why is it so hard to share a scanner when it is so easy to share
printers? I mean if I plug a printer into the USB port of the XP machine I
can print to it from my Vista machine without any special software can't I?

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[Bruce Chambers]

Just a basic question...

If I have my Vista-compatible scanner connected to the USB port of an XP
machine will I be able to fully control it from my Vista machine in the
same domain?

Only if the scanner was specifically designed for networking, and comes
with the necessary software.

Will there be any tricks/complexities in setting it up?

Normally, input devices cannot be shared, at all, but this isn't
always true of scanners. You'll be able to share the scanner only if
it's manufacturer provided specialized software for that purpose.

You have to use a network-capable scanner (which immediately
eliminates most, if not all, USB scanners) and specialized software
(that comes with the scanner) to do this. If you're talking about a
home consumer grade flatbed USB or parallel port scanner, you very
probably can't.

HP, Canon, Xerox, Océ, Kyocera Mita, and other companies
manufacture network capable scanners (They're actually multi-function
devices that also copy, print, and sometimes fax and email) and the
requisite specialized software. The cost of such devices usually
starts somewhere just below $5,000.00 USD.

The HP PrecisionScan Pro application, versions 2.03 and higher,
which normally comes with some of HP's low-end business scanners,
permits some of the scanning functions to be shared. Consult the
documentation that came with the scanner. (I know it works, if not
very well; I've set up HP ScanJet 6300C and 7490C devices to be
shared, using the supplied software.)


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[Bruce Chambers]

OK thanks. Why is it so hard to share a scanner when it is so easy to
share printers? I mean if I plug a printer into the USB port of the XP
machine I can print to it from my Vista machine without any special
software can't I?

There's usually very little point in sharing a scanner, because you
still have to physically go to the scanner to insert whatever document
you want scanned, so why not simply use the computer that it's connected
to, since you're already there?

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[huwyngr]

Most scanners seem not to scan over a network which would seem to be
what you want to do. Best to ask the scanner manufacturer about this
specific point.

 

[Qu0ll]

There's usually very little point in sharing a scanner, because you still
have to physically go to the scanner to insert whatever document you want
scanned, so why not simply use the computer that it's connected to, since
you're already there?

Thanks Bruce. Yes, your logic is sound. However, the situation is actually
that I don't have enough room on my desk for a PC and a scanner but there is
an XP machine just behind me in the same room that has space next to it.
Perfect position for a scanner connected to the XP machine on the same LAN
as the Vista machine on my desk.

It looks like I'll give RemoteScan software a go.

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