GandD@groups.io | Old Scanners on Windows 10

Dale Smith

#17435

I also have an older Epson Perfection 1200 scanner from my Windows XP days, (complete with transparency scanning unit) which wouldn't work on Windows 7 or 10, but I found a work around in installing a driver for a newer Epson scanner which is compatible with my computer and my scanner. It tricks the computer into thinking it is working with a newer scanner. Same interface. For details, send me a private message.

Dale

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On 2/2/2020 7:35 AM, Keith Roger wrote:

HI Tom;
Looks like Jeff is getting all the good res pictures for the site.
Re you HP scanner, I too, have a nice scanner from the Win XP era that I could not get to run on Win 8. The installer disagreed with permissions or something.
Anyway, I have an old XP laptop so I just pull that and the scanner out of the garage and scan away! Saves space on the desk too as I don't scan very often.
(we have a all in one printer for day to day scanning quick scanning).
You should be able to find an old laptop with XP on it for cheap.
I did a fresh XP install on it too, to clear off all the crap. Just do not go online with it as they are vulnerable to viruses etc.
Keith
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Keith Roger-Beard Trinity, owner, 9 Cielo Vista Terrace, Monterey

Virus-free. www.avg.com

Haudy Kazemi

#17436

I have found that VueScan also has really good hardware support for older scanners. It is currently $40 for 1 year of updates, but the real deal is the $90 for unlimited updates. This product has been around for many years and keeps getting updated to support the latest Windows versions and newer scanners.

https://www.hamrick.com

I have also found that Linux tends to have better support than Windows, at least for certain old scanners.

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On Tue, Feb 4, 2020, 17:39 Dale Smith <dalesierra@...> wrote:

I also have an older Epson Perfection 1200 scanner from my Windows XP days, (complete with transparency scanning unit) which wouldn't work on Windows 7 or 10, but I found a work around in installing a driver for a newer Epson scanner which is compatible with my computer and my scanner. It tricks the computer into thinking it is working with a newer scanner. Same interface. For details, send me a private message.

Dale

On 2/2/2020 7:35 AM, Keith Roger wrote:

HI Tom;
Looks like Jeff is getting all the good res pictures for the site.
Re you HP scanner, I too, have a nice scanner from the Win XP era that I could not get to run on Win 8. The installer disagreed with permissions or something.
Anyway, I have an old XP laptop so I just pull that and the scanner out of the garage and scan away! Saves space on the desk too as I don't scan very often.
(we have a all in one printer for day to day scanning quick scanning).
You should be able to find an old laptop with XP on it for cheap.
I did a fresh XP install on it too, to clear off all the crap. Just do not go online with it as they are vulnerable to viruses etc.
Keith
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Keith Roger-Beard Trinity, owner, 9 Cielo Vista Terrace, Monterey

Virus-free. www.avg.com

Tom Hokel (Pine Ridge RR)

#17437

Dale, thank you for starting a new topic on this … and everyone's excellent advice.

Thank you, Joe and Haudy for the ScanVue software recommendation. I checked it out and that's just the ticket! Just wish that I would have known about it sooner. Looks like it will do a good job of scanning my slides, too. I plan to switch to an iMac after I retire and believe the HP Scanjet 8200 will work with that, as well. (Trying to contact HP a few years ago about this issue was a long wait and, basically, zero help.)

I have an old PC with Windoze (that was funny) XP, but a pain to setup and then transfer the scans.

Thanks again to all, guys!
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Tom
<PR> PINE RIDGE RR

Jeffrey L Witt

#17438

I got the Hamrick drivers to work on Windows 7 with my scanner, but when I updated to 10 I couldn't get it to work. I backed out to 7, it's and old PC just used for scanning now.

It still works like a champ, was used for all the magazine scans on gdlines dot org and gdlines dot info.

It's a Memorex scanner I bought for $10 from the Staples clearance table back in the early 2000's. Not sure who actually made it (Memorex is just a marketing name now). The color registration is excellent.

Jeff