Optical Character Recognition in XP?

[Jack]

I have an HP scanjet 4100C scanner which automatically
gave me the choice to scan text documents with optical
character recognition (OCR)when using Windows98.
When I tried to install the scanner and OCR software on
my new computer with Windows XP Home Edition, a message
appeared telling me the software was "not supported."

Now that I really need to edit some scanned text
documents, I am highly irritated at not finding a way to
do it.

Apparently XP Home does not come with OCR capability
since there are no entries in the help and support data
base on this topic. I would really appreciate knowing
what kind of "aftermarket" OCR software I can
successfully download to my computer if there is, indeed,
no support built in to Windows XP.

Thanks for any suggestions.......Jack

 

[Rowan]

You are right that OCR is not mentioned in Help. However, your scanner may
only need an updated driver. Go to the website of the scanner manufacturer
and download the latest driver.

PS: XP is not anti-OCR, and supports many OCR applications.

 

[Larry(LJL269)]

I just installed TextBridge Pro9 from ScanSoft, works
great XP, on sale < $20. He should look 4 XP upgrade 4
whatever he's got 1st.

HTH - Larry

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 22:44:42 -0700, "Rowan"

|You are right that OCR is not mentioned in Help. However, your scanner may
|only need an updated driver. Go to the website of the scanner manufacturer
|and download the latest driver.
|
|PS: XP is not anti-OCR, and supports many OCR applications.
|
|
||> I have an HP scanjet 4100C scanner which automatically
|> gave me the choice to scan text documents with optical
|> character recognition (OCR)when using Windows98.
|> When I tried to install the scanner and OCR software on
|> my new computer with Windows XP Home Edition, a message
|> appeared telling me the software was "not supported."
|>
|> Now that I really need to edit some scanned text
|> documents, I am highly irritated at not finding a way to
|> do it.
|>
|> Apparently XP Home does not come with OCR capability
|> since there are no entries in the help and support data
|> base on this topic. I would really appreciate knowing
|> what kind of "aftermarket" OCR software I can
|> successfully download to my computer if there is, indeed,
|> no support built in to Windows XP.
|>
|> Thanks for any suggestions.......Jack
|>
|


Any advice given is my attempt to show appreciation for all
the excellent help I've received here but I'm no MVP so it
may only apply NUGS. Personal attacks, nitpicking & criticism
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