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Printing, Faxing and Scanning with Vista A forum for using printers, scanners and fx with Windows Vista. (microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan) |
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How can I scan?
I'm new to Vista and I can't find how to scan from anywhere. My HP PSC1600's
scan button won't work, and HP says that the drivers are incompatible with Vista, and to use the "Microsoft Fax and Scan" program. I cannot locate any such program on my computer, so I assume it must not come with the home OEM version of Vista I have. So, I have a scanner I can't use and no workaround with Vista? Or anybody have any ideas or suggestions (aside from buying a new scanner...)??? Thank you, Scott |
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How can I scan?
HP hasn't produced Vista software for my 6110 AIO, either.
I purchased VueScan, which works really well. You can try it for free. http://www.hamrick.com/ "Scott Eveland" Scott wrote in message ... I'm new to Vista and I can't find how to scan from anywhere. My HP PSC1600's scan button won't work, and HP says that the drivers are incompatible with Vista, and to use the "Microsoft Fax and Scan" program. I cannot locate any such program on my computer, so I assume it must not come with the home OEM version of Vista I have. So, I have a scanner I can't use and no workaround with Vista? Or anybody have any ideas or suggestions (aside from buying a new scanner...)??? Thank you, Scott |
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How can I scan?
"Dave" wrote in message
... HP hasn't produced Vista software for my 6110 AIO, either. I purchased VueScan, which works really well. You can try it for free. http://www.hamrick.com/ "Scott Eveland" Scott wrote in message ... I'm new to Vista and I can't find how to scan from anywhere. My HP PSC1600's scan button won't work, and HP says that the drivers are incompatible with Vista, and to use the "Microsoft Fax and Scan" program. I cannot locate any such program on my computer, so I assume it must not come with the home OEM version of Vista I have. So, I have a scanner I can't use and no workaround with Vista? Or anybody have any ideas or suggestions (aside from buying a new scanner...)??? Thank you, Scott Microsoft has apparently convinced the printer people that Vista won't need their software. This is a very unfortunate situation because Microsoft hasn't come through on their part of the bargain. We very much need printer software from the printer vendors for Vista! I haven't checked, but I don't think scan software is available to all versions of Vista. So: since the printer vendors aren't going to provide software for scanners because Microsoft provides it, but Microsoft doesn't provide it for all versions of Vista, what are those users supposed to do? Microsoft scan software doesn't take advantage of all the capabilities of available printers. For example, my Lexmark is capable of scanning at 600dpi, but Microsoft scan software for my Vista Ultimate only does 300dpi, no more. And there are other benefits I had with Win/ME that I lost going to Vista. I realize the problem Microsoft had with printer vendors in the past: Microsoft posts a preview of a new OS nearly a year before introduction so the printer vendors can have drivers and software ready by the intro date. The printer vendors say they only want to work with stable software, so they drag their feet and their users buy the new OS and can't get drivers for their printers. The users try to use the OS default drivers which weren't even made for their printer and aren't anywhere nearly adequate. So, Microsoft says, "I guess we'll have to do it for them." They then make generic software for everybody's printers and tell the printer vendors, "We don't need your software anymore." From here, pick up what I said a couple of paragraphs ago, that Microsoft then (say, three months before intro date) decides to offer more complete software (that includes scan) to the more expensive versions of the OS. So far, I have encountered several things in Vista that have been inadequate enough that I would like to buy, but vendors of that software want $50-80, so three pieces of this software--which I don't use often enough to warrant a $5 purchase--would cost $240 more. Which is fine--but I already spent big, big bucks on Ultimate. Since it is "Ultimate," one would expect that this is the very best package of utilities bundled together with an OS that anyone outside of a millionaire would want. I bought an "Ultimate" motherboard from Asus, their Premium Vista motherboard. It was loaded with many very nice high quality extras that I probably wouldn't buy separately, but for a few extra dollars I have them with my motherboard. Not so with Vista Ultimate; it comes with a bunch of barely adequate or inadequate extras (like their scan software) for four times what the OS Basic should cost. Sure, I think Vista is a nice product. But, as I said, I also think Microsoft let us down with a sky-high price that they have not earned because of cheap software for printers, backup, etc. John |
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How can I scan?
the answer, which I recieved elsewhere on the web: click the windows/start icon type WIAACMGR into "start search" and ta da! , the program that comes up allows you to scan, and then you can copy/paste the shortcut onto your screen for future usage. I have no idea how to find this program otherwise, but this seems to work! I hate vista! -- kimafx |
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How can I scan?
the answer, which I recieved elsewhere on the web: click the windows/start icon type WIAACMGR into "start search" and ta da! , the program that comes up allows you to scan, and then you can copy/paste the shortcut onto your screen for future usage. I have no idea how to find this program otherwise, but this seems to work! I hate vista! -- kimafx |
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How can I scan?
In Vista you must go to "Windows Photo Gallery" application, under File select "Import from camera or scanner", select "Import", pick the scanner you want to use, select "Preview", then select "Scan". Then it will ask you how you want to tag it, which will save it. (Only took me hours to figure that out!!!...nice HP/Windows) All this after HP told me I needed to pay for a software upgrade...which I did not buy...nor need! -- Applesunkiss |
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How can I scan?
In Vista you must go to "Windows Photo Gallery" application, under File select "Import from camera or scanner", select "Import", pick the scanner you want to use, select "Preview", then select "Scan". Then it will ask you how you want to tag it, which will save it. (Only took me hours to figure that out!!!...nice HP/Windows) All this after HP told me I needed to pay for a software upgrade...which I did not buy...nor need! -- Applesunkiss |
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How can I scan?
The app you are using is an MS app, nothing to do with HP
"Applesunkiss" wrote in message ... In Vista you must go to "Windows Photo Gallery" application, under File select "Import from camera or scanner", select "Import", pick the scanner you want to use, select "Preview", then select "Scan". Then it will ask you how you want to tag it, which will save it. (Only took me hours to figure that out!!!...nice HP/Windows) All this after HP told me I needed to pay for a software upgrade...which I did not buy...nor need! -- Applesunkiss |
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