05-22-2002, 11:12 AM
|
#1 |
|
Rear Admiral Lower Half
  
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Arizona
Posts: 2,177
 |
scanner and XP question
I have a coupla year old umax 1220U scanner, that I tried to get working with my new computer that has XP. Went to the umax website but it said that they didn't have any drivers for XP and it is incompatible with that scanner model.
Am I SOL and have to go buy a new scanner or is there anything I can do? |
|
|
|
05-23-2002, 06:29 PM
|
#2 | |
|
Commander
 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Middle Earth
Posts: 1,367
|
Quote:
Looks like you are SOL. Of course, if you have been hanging out in the deals forums over the past few months, you would have a number of "backup" scanners sitting in your closet. 
__________________
"eh, take your opinion and shove it... somewhere else other than this thread" ~ welfareloser Last edited by Paymaster : 05-24-2002 at 01:08 PM. |
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2002, 11:45 AM
|
#3 |
|
Rear Admiral Lower Half
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Arizona
Posts: 2,177
|
* sigh * yeah that's what I thought. I did see all those scanner deals but I didn't need one them at the time!
|
|
|
|
|
05-30-2002, 03:27 PM
|
#4 |
|
Commander
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: boston, ma
Posts: 1,020
|
try a google search for your scanner's drivers for XP. i've seen all sorts of semi-hack drivers and some good ones floating around on the net written by individuals. they might not be official but hey, they might work!
__________________
Find some free Comcast or Verizon on-demand movies to watch at home tonight: www.movie-cat.tv |
|
|
|
|
05-30-2002, 03:31 PM
|
#5 |
|
Commander
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: boston, ma
Posts: 1,020
|
this might be of use. i bet umax stopped supporting XP and pulled the drivers because of this:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1016832442 |
|
|
|
|
06-09-2002, 12:51 AM
|
#6 |
|
the admiral formerly known as overclocked
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Outside the mainstream
Posts: 5,922
|
You can try a Win2K driver in XP without fear of damage - just set a restore point before you install it. If it doesn't work, you'll know immediately, so just go back to that restore point and you'll be fine.
-OC
__________________
But what is adulthood except a delayed end-run around our parents' better judgment? -- Peter Egan *cough* |
|
|
|
Linear Mode
