Re: XP and SCSIS
Vuescan doesn't need the SCSI drivers for XP. In my case, the twain driver doesn't work for XP anymore, but Vuescan works fine, so I can still use my old scanner. On Thursday 02 February 2006 02:02, Butch Black wrote: FJW In a message dated 1/31/2006 1:53:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, FJW [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: FJW Butch, it all depends on whether you can get XP drivers for the peripheral. FJW When I upgraded my desktop to XP Pro, I had to move my flatbed scanner to FJW another PC as the manufacturer would not provide a driver. FJW http://www.windowsxp-drivers.com/ is a good site for a starting point to FJW obtain drivers, particularly for second-hand stuff where the maker no longer FJW is interested! FJW FJW HTH FJW FJW John Coyle FJW Brisbane, Australia FJW == FJW Yes, go to the web site of the manufacturer, in this case Epson, and see if FJW they have updated the driver for XP. FJW FJW I have an old flatbed HP scanner that really hung me up when I first FJW upgraded FJW to XP. I had to unhook it and delete the driver. Then I ordered a new driver FJW from HP. For some reason, at that time, I had to order a CD. Now it works FJW fine. (It's a good document scanner.) FJW FJW I upgraded ME to XP on the same machine, not a clean install, and at first I FJW thought I had blown it. That the upgrade wouldn't work at all. Nope, it was FJW just the scanner. But to figure that out, I sure had to do a lot of googling FJW and FJW searching around. (I had to roll back the install while I did all that too, FJW took better part of a week.) FJW FJW HTH, Marnie aka Doe FJW FJW Thanks for all of the suggestions. I went to Epson's site and they have a FJW recent driver (4-5 months) for XP, so I think I'm going to do it. The FJW expression series was their pro series IIRC so it should be well built and FJW have decent controls. Does anyone have experience with the Expression 800? FJW FJW Butch FJW FJW FJW FJW -- Frits Wüthrich
Re: XP and SCSIS
In a message dated 1/31/2006 1:53:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Butch, it all depends on whether you can get XP drivers for the peripheral. When I upgraded my desktop to XP Pro, I had to move my flatbed scanner to another PC as the manufacturer would not provide a driver. http://www.windowsxp-drivers.com/ is a good site for a starting point to obtain drivers, particularly for second-hand stuff where the maker no longer is interested! HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia == Yes, go to the web site of the manufacturer, in this case Epson, and see if they have updated the driver for XP. I have an old flatbed HP scanner that really hung me up when I first upgraded to XP. I had to unhook it and delete the driver. Then I ordered a new driver from HP. For some reason, at that time, I had to order a CD. Now it works fine. (It's a good document scanner.) I upgraded ME to XP on the same machine, not a clean install, and at first I thought I had blown it. That the upgrade wouldn't work at all. Nope, it was just the scanner. But to figure that out, I sure had to do a lot of googling and searching around. (I had to roll back the install while I did all that too, took better part of a week.) HTH, Marnie aka Doe
Re: XP and SCSIS
In a message dated 1/31/2006 1:53:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Butch, it all depends on whether you can get XP drivers for the peripheral. When I upgraded my desktop to XP Pro, I had to move my flatbed scanner to another PC as the manufacturer would not provide a driver. http://www.windowsxp-drivers.com/ is a good site for a starting point to obtain drivers, particularly for second-hand stuff where the maker no longer is interested! HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia == Yes, go to the web site of the manufacturer, in this case Epson, and see if they have updated the driver for XP. I have an old flatbed HP scanner that really hung me up when I first upgraded to XP. I had to unhook it and delete the driver. Then I ordered a new driver from HP. For some reason, at that time, I had to order a CD. Now it works fine. (It's a good document scanner.) I upgraded ME to XP on the same machine, not a clean install, and at first I thought I had blown it. That the upgrade wouldn't work at all. Nope, it was just the scanner. But to figure that out, I sure had to do a lot of googling and searching around. (I had to roll back the install while I did all that too, took better part of a week.) HTH, Marnie aka Doe Thanks for all of the suggestions. I went to Epson's site and they have a recent driver (4-5 months) for XP, so I think I'm going to do it. The expression series was their pro series IIRC so it should be well built and have decent controls. Does anyone have experience with the Expression 800? Butch
Re: XP and SCSIS
Butch, it all depends on whether you can get XP drivers for the peripheral. When I upgraded my desktop to XP Pro, I had to move my flatbed scanner to another PC as the manufacturer would not provide a driver. http://www.windowsxp-drivers.com/ is a good site for a starting point to obtain drivers, particularly for second-hand stuff where the maker no longer is interested! HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 1:46 PM Subject: OT: XP and SCSIS Hi all Computer question. I have a chance to buy an Epson Expression 800 flatbed scanner for $75. It's scsi. I seem to remember reading here that scsi doesn't work well with windows XP. Any thoughts on the matter including price of the scanner would be appreciated. He is throwing in a scsi card so I wouldn't need to buy one. Butch
OT: XP and SCSIS
Hi all Computer question. I have a chance to buy an Epson Expression 800 flatbed scanner for $75. It's scsi. I seem to remember reading here that scsi doesn't work well with windows XP. Any thoughts on the matter including price of the scanner would be appreciated. He is throwing in a scsi card so I wouldn't need to buy one. Butch
Re: OT: XP and SCSIS
On Jan 30, 2006, at 21:46, Butch Black wrote: Hi all Computer question. I have a chance to buy an Epson Expression 800 flatbed scanner for $75. It's scsi. I seem to remember reading here that scsi doesn't work well with windows XP. Any thoughts on the matter including price of the scanner would be appreciated. He is throwing in a scsi card so I wouldn't need to buy one. No problem at all with SCSI under XP, as long as there are drivers (fairly current) for the card in question. -Charles -- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org
