Actually the prob might be with your print server. How old is it, and what brand and model. Print servers don't all support scanning - especially older ones.
Donk On 5/28/2011 12:15 PM, Wyman G. wrote: > Hi Donk, > > I tried everything you suggested and still no go. I'm sure there's a more > simple solution than connecting the printer to my laptop but I just can't > figure it out. > > Thanks for your assistance. > > Wyman > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donk > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 10:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Using scanner over network > > > > > > Since printing is working fine there's likely not a prob with > communication between computers and printer. First suggestion is > usually to download the latest drivers from the HP support site. > > Also, have you tried scanning from a different program (instead of HP > Solutions Center)? Try it in Windows Live Photo Gallery. Go to Start > button, go to All Programs, and click Windows Live Photo Gallery. Under > the file menu click Import From Scanner. > If the scanner works, then the prob must be with the HP driver software. > Again, be sure you have the latest from the HP site. You might wanna > try uninstalling it and re-installing it. > > Also, you can try this from the HP support site, just to see if the > wireless component is not the problem. This method by-passes some of > the Solution Center software: > Perform the following steps if you are unable to scan directly from HP > Solution Center in Windows 7. > > 1. > Click the Windows icon ( ), and then click *Computer* . > 2. > Double-click *Local Disc (C:)* . > 3. > Double-click *Program Files* . > 4. > Double-click *HP* . > 5. > Double-click *Digital Imaging* . > 6. > Double-click *Bin* . > 7. > Locate and double-click one of the following files. You will only > have one to choose from. > * > Hpiscnapp.exe > * > Hpqscnvw.exe > This will launch the HP Scan application. > 8. > Select *New Scan* , and then change any desired settings to the scan. > 9. > Click *Accept* to save the scan to the desired location. > 10. > Follow these steps if you need to save the scan as another file > type, such as a .PDF: > 1. > Right-click the recently saved file to open it in another > application, such as Microsoft Word. > 2. > Save the new scan as the desired file type. > > Hopefully, one of these suggestions will help figure it out, > Good luck, > Donk > > On 5/27/2011 11:30 AM, smileychgo wrote: >> On my small home network, I have 3 computers and an all in one printer, HP > Photosmart 5280. All the computers have Windows 7. I would like to use the > scanner feature from my laptop. The printer is connected via a print server > that's assigned a static ip address of 192.168.1.120, and connected to the > wireless router. Printing is fine from all computers. I installed the HP > software but when I go to launch the HP Solutions Center where you do the > scanning, etc., it says to attach the printer to my computer, which I do not > want. >> Is there any software that would allow me to use the scanner without > having to physically connect the printer to my laptop? >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Wyman >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please > feel free to contact me directly [email protected] > <mailto:bixen%40optonline.net> Please do not post personal issues directly > to the group. >> To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > [email protected] > <mailto:A-1-Computer_Tech-unsubscribe%40yahoogroups.com> >> Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! 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