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Old 10-12-2003, 11:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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XP and my Scanner
Is there anyway I can get control of my scanner back from XP? I liked the software that came with my scanner, and it has more options than XP's scanner controls. What I really want to know is can I shut off XP's scanner control?

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Old 10-13-2003, 06:55 AM   #2 (permalink)
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It would help to know the make and model of your scanner, and which scanner software you're trying to work with. Many older scanners' software are unsupported under XP, but the scanners themselves work fine with XP's drivers.
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Should have mentioned that the scanner is a UMAX Astra 1220U and the software is Vista Scan v3.10.

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Re: XP and Scanner
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Should have mentioned that the scanner is a UMAX Astra 1220U and the software is Vista Scan v3.10.

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I suspected an UMAX. I have an UMAX 610S and gave up trying to use the Vista Scan software with WinXP. I use the WinXP functionality (miss the "copier" feature most), but most of the programs I use with the scanner (mostly Paint Shop Pro, MS Word and MSW Photo Editor) do a good job of acquiring the images.

UMAX has begun charging for software upgrades to Vistascan WinXP-compatible versions. See: http://www.umax.com/scanners/index.j...+CD-ROM+Titles

See also this link, and pull up your scanner model and OS:
http://www.umax.com/download/
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Old 10-13-2003, 12:27 PM   #5 (permalink)
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You're in (bad) luck... you can order Vistscan 3.55 (8.93mb) on CD ... looks like it's NOT free though ($14.50)

http://www.umax.com/download/index.jsp
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Old 10-13-2003, 01:00 PM   #6 (permalink)
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jmichna, look at your link again. It indicates that software is available for XP, though not free. I was trying to find software for the same scanner for XP awhile back, was pointed to this site for the Vistascan software for free.

http://www.umax.de/eu/index.htm

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Old 10-13-2003, 01:08 PM   #7 (permalink)
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jmichna, I see you edited your post while I was digging up the link.
Check out the link I provided.
I looked up your scanner and found drivers for 2000/XP.
Didn't read all the notes but it said something about profiles for your scanner and MagicMatch.
Might be worth a look.

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WB...
Thanks for the link, I'll try it when I get home
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Thanks Woodbutcher the link was right on and aslong as you don't mind reading a little German, It got me my scanner back and my copier utility!!!!!

You guys are great.
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