Does the scanner have its own utility for testing? Is it acting as a serial device (Com Port) or input such as a keyboard? Were you using the same USB scanner on Win98 previously? It might be that you just have to move to Win2K/XP for it to work right.
--- Matthew Jarvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is new stuff to me.... > > Anyone here happen to know about handheld scanners? > > USB Human Interface Device > > I'm trying to replace a notebook machine we use in inventory > for pulling > parts off the shelf. Basically user scans in the order #, box > gets > filled in and grid displays what to pull, then she walks up > and down the > isles pulling the stuff and scanning against the barcode on > the shelf. > > There *can* be an issue where these scanners want to have a > keyboard > inline with them before everything gets connected up to the > computer. > I've tried this every which way I can think of. > > The current machine works fine (well, it needs replacing but > functions)... trying to get this going on an IBM ThinkPad 600x > doesn't > seem to work. Had another guy looking at this and he said > there's > something specific about this ThinkPad that might require some > adapter > or 'Y' splitter.... > > I called the manufacturer of the scanners and they said that > things > should just work fine with using USB... *but* he did say this > was under > Win2K or XP - I'm using Win98 on this thing. > > I made sure I installed the HID stuff, can see it in Devices, > and it > lists a driver which after double checking seems to be the > latest > recommended by Windows. > > When I attempt to scan, the scanner beeps, an hour glass > appears (which > is normal), then nothing... it should echo back to the text > box I'm > sitting in or the notepad doc I have open for testing. > Nothing... > > Any help out there? > > > Matthew S. Jarvis > IT Manager > Bike Friday - "Performance that Packs." > www.bikefriday.com > 541/687-0487 x140 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
