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[filmscanners] Re: Scanner problems
Hello James,
I think the main problem is the OS itself, with very limited built-in usb
support. Try to "upgrade" to XP. YMMV
Wednesday, June 23, 2004, 5:36:12 PM, you wrote:
JLS> While things are quiet I'd like to air a problem with my system. I have
JLS> two scanners, a Polaroid 120 with a Firewire interface. I have
JLS> Polaroid's Polacolor Insight and Silverfast installed. The other
JLS> scanner is an Epson 1640 Photo with a USB interface. I'm using Epson's
JLS> software only with this scanner. My operating system is Windows 2000
JLS> with 1 gig of RAM.
JLS> My problem is that the computer is constantly losing the Epson scanner.
JLS> When this happens, Epson has instructed me to make sure there is no
JLS> reference to the scanner under "Imaging Devices", in Device Manager, and
JLS> to uninstall the Epson software. Then download the latest drivers and
JLS> reinstall. This works for a while and then my computer will no longer
JLS> recognize the scanner. One sure way to make the Epson go away is to use
JLS> the Polaroid 120.
JLS> Has anyone had this problem? If so does anyone know of a solution?
JLS> Thanks in advance,
JLS> Jim Sims
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