Re: Can't Scan on Network

From: JoJo (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/08/04 

Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 18:13:37 -0700

For what it's worth I install print/scan systems on
networks for a living and other than they usual hardware
or software compatibility issues there is no problems
with XP, if you have a usb or parallel connection there
will be a problem.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>Again, it's not an XP problem. Virtually *any* printer
(local or otherwise)
>can be shared on a network, scanners are different. It
might be the same
>unit, but the function is different. You would have to
purchase a scanner
>that supports network use to do what you are asking.
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>"etobycoe" <etobycoe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:21f101c47cd8$12e6eb00$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Thanks for getting back to me. Yes, it IS a network
>> printer. It is a $650 Dell Laser Multi-Function Printer
>> 1600n. The network works fine for printing from the two
>> computers, but just not for scanning, and Dell Support
is
>> claiming this is a Windows XP issue. For instance,
when I
>> go to My Computer "Scanners and Cameras" it is not
>> recognising the scanner, even after I add it and the
>> drivers. Why? How do I solve this?
>>
>> P.S. Don't ever buy a Dell, their support is the worst
>> thing I have ever encountered.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>It's not XP, it's a limitation of the scanner. Network
>> scanners cost
>>>considerably more than a standard household device.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Best of Luck,
>>>
>>>Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>>>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>>Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>
>>>"etobycoe" <etobycoe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:1da501c47ccd$52e97cf0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>I have two Dell computers networked to run off one
Dell
>>>> 1600n 4 in 1. Both computers can print off of it, and
>> the
>>>> copy and fax functions work fine. But it WILL NOT
SCAN.
>>>> Dell support informs me that Windows XP does not
allow
>>>> for scanning on a network, because it doesn't know
>> which
>>>> of the two computers to scan the image to. Could this
>>>> possibly be true of XP? Is there any way around this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>

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