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Revert to SP1?
Shrdlu wrote:
On 2/9/2011 5:32 AM, William Lurie wrote: I've been trying to get my old, good Visioneer 8920 Scanner to work (XPHome/SP3) and tried some suggestions from a scanner newsgroup without success. I *wrote* to Visioneer (no other way to communicate with them about a non-current product) and actually got an e-mail answer, reading, in part: "We just received your letter in the office today. I am sorry to hear about the problems you have been having. I regret to inform you, your Visioneer 8920 Scanner is not compatible w/ your operating system. The last driver that was available for this unit was Windows XP, Service Pack 1. It appears you are on Service Pack 3." It's a nice machine, handles slides, and I hate to junk it for a newer model. So I'm thinking of taking one of my backup clones and uninstalling SP3 and SP2 and using it only for the scanner. Is this asking for a can of worms? Is there a KB article maybe for doing it in straightforward manner? Have a look at VueScan, available he http://www.hamrick.com/ They have a trial version that you can download, and they specialize in driving "legacy" scanners. Cost is $40 for the "standard" version. It would be cheaper than a new scanner, and costs nothing to find out if it'll work for you. Thanks, Shrdlu, I tried it a few weeks ago and it wouldn't but it. I'm paying $90 for a newer model 'factory-refurbished' and that's cheap enough. |
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