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Old February 7th 08, 01:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
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Default Network - sharing Scanning

I am running Vista Ultimate - my computer is directly networked to the main
computer and is set up for printer - file - etc sharing.
Attached to the main computer is a Lexmark X5470 multi purpose printer. From
my machine I can print with no problem at all , but I cannot get the scanner
to operate !.
In my network sharing centre - the printers are shown as X 5470 as a
printer and also a seperate X 5470 as a Fax.
Any ideas ???

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Old February 7th 08, 03:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
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Default Network - sharing Scanning

Scanners are not normally networkable... there are some scanners that
support networking, Epson has a few, they start at about $3500.
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I am running Vista Ultimate - my computer is directly networked to the main
computer and is set up for printer - file - etc sharing.
Attached to the main computer is a Lexmark X5470 multi purpose printer.
From
my machine I can print with no problem at all , but I cannot get the
scanner
to operate !.
In my network sharing centre - the printers are shown as X 5470 as a
printer and also a seperate X 5470 as a Fax.
Any ideas ???

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http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums....dware/200802/1


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Old February 7th 08, 05:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
bicky via WindowsKB.com
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Default Network - sharing Scanning

Hi Cari - thanks for that - will abandon the idea and scan from the main
machine !!!

Cari (MS-MVP) wrote:
Scanners are not normally networkable... there are some scanners that
support networking, Epson has a few, they start at about $3500.
I am running Vista Ultimate - my computer is directly networked to the main
computer and is set up for printer - file - etc sharing.

[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
printer and also a seperate X 5470 as a Fax.
Any ideas ???


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Old February 8th 08, 01:43 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
V Green
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Default Network - sharing Scanning

I am always amazed that anyone would even WANT to
share a scanner.

Consider the workflow:

You take your document over to the scanner.
You walk back to your computer and do the scan.
You walk back over to the scanner and retrieve your document.
You walk back to your computer.

Dumb.

Just scan at the computer the scanner's attached to and save the
image over the network to your remote machine.

Saves TWO trips across the room (or dept).


"bicky via WindowsKB.com" u36957@uwe wrote in message
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I am running Vista Ultimate - my computer is directly networked to the main
computer and is set up for printer - file - etc sharing.
Attached to the main computer is a Lexmark X5470 multi purpose printer. From
my machine I can print with no problem at all , but I cannot get the scanner
to operate !.
In my network sharing centre - the printers are shown as X 5470 as a
printer and also a seperate X 5470 as a Fax.
Any ideas ???

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Old February 8th 08, 01:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
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Default Network - sharing Scanning

O.K. but not quite so simple !! the main computer is in another building .
Won't bore you with the logistics, but there WAS a very good reason behind
this.

V Green wrote:
I am always amazed that anyone would even WANT to
share a scanner.

Consider the workflow:

You take your document over to the scanner.
You walk back to your computer and do the scan.
You walk back over to the scanner and retrieve your document.
You walk back to your computer.

Dumb.

Just scan at the computer the scanner's attached to and save the
image over the network to your remote machine.

Saves TWO trips across the room (or dept).

I am running Vista Ultimate - my computer is directly networked to the main
computer and is set up for printer - file - etc sharing.

[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
printer and also a seperate X 5470 as a Fax.
Any ideas ???


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