Ian,
Have you really checked this page?
<
>
Quote:
Windows XP Home Edition supports the latest hardware standards,
including:
* Universal Serial Bus (USB), along with the high?speed bus known as
IEEE 1394 (used for connecting multiple computers or devices to your
computer).
Unquote.
/ Svante
--On Tuesday, October 30, 2001 15:25 +0000 Ian Jackson
<Ian_Jackson@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> Alex,
>
> We are saying exactly the same thing. It surprises me that :
>
> A) Microsoft did not include IEEE1394 in the Home version
> B) Minolta did not make the MSMP with Win98 and an IEEE1394/PCI card
> and ;
> C) Minolta have no SCSI support for Windows XP
>
> Kind of narrows down the choice!
>
> Ian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex Zabrovsky" <alexz@zoran.co.il>
> To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 2:34 PM
> Subject: RE: filmscanners: Firewire IEEE1394
>
>
>> As far as I heard, there are two versions of XP: XP Home or XP
> Professional
>> (or XP Office).
>> Among certain differences, Professional offers immediate support for
>> FireWire while Home not.
>> There are the chances I'm wrong, but that what I heard.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Alex Z
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
>> [mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Ian Jackson
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 3:03 PM
>> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
>> Subject: Re: filmscanners: Firewire IEEE1394
>>
>>
>> Svante,
>>
>> Thats the problem..... it isnt!
>>
>> Ian
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Svante Kleist" <svante+filmscanners@nemesis.se>
>> To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 11:55 AM
>> Subject: Re: filmscanners: Firewire IEEE1394
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Ian,
>> >
>> > Since IEEE 1394 is provided by Windows 2000 out-of-the-box,
>> > I expect that the same is valid for XP.
>> >
>> > Svante Kleist, NEMESIS systemDesign, Stockholm
>> >
>> >
>> > --On Tuesday, October 30, 2001 9:17 +0000 Ian Jackson
>> > <Ian_Jackson@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Anyone know if there is an upgrade to Windows XP to allow a
> IEEE1394
>> > > "Firewire" PCI card to work?
>> > >
>> > > I was planning to buy a Minolta Scan Multi Pro
>> > >
>> > > Ian
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
