Re: 5300 USB Visioneer Scanner

From: Bob Knowlden (nkbob_at_comcast.net)
Date: 04/04/04


Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 17:56:02 -0400

Have you visited the Visioneer web site?

http://www.visioneer.com/support/flatbed/5300downloads.asp

Visioneer states that they have no plans to produce XP drivers for the 5300.
However, I suggest trying the USB drivers ffor Windows 2000. They may work.

Good luck.

Address altered. replace nkbob with bobkn.

"Travis King" <anonymous@none.com> wrote in message
news:I7%bc.186923$po.998582@attbi_s52...
> I would like to use a Visioneer 5300 USB scanner on XP. I've tried lots
of
> things, and I still can't get it to work. It keeps wanting to install the
> drivers for the parallel version. The name says 5300 USB, but when you go
> to install it, it only gives you the options of COM1 or Parallel. When I
> plug in the scanner into the computer, it says that it's an unknown USB
> device. Is there anything I can do to get it to work? I managed to get
an
> old Compaq IJ200 printer to work on XP, (by making it think that it was
the
> Lexmark that is similar to it) but I'm having a very difficult time
getting
> this scanner to work. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
>
>



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