Re: UMAX ASTRA 610P SCANNER DRIVERS


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Thanks, Chris.


"S.Sengupta" wrote:

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q293356
> http://www.scanner-drivers.com/drivers/62/62515.htm
>
> regards,
> ssg MS-MVP
>
Thanks, but been there, done that. I have tried every Umax 610P driver on
Drivers.com but none of then work under Windows XP.

At least you proposed a suggestion, rather than comment on how "old" and
"out-of-date" the scanner is. Thanks for that.


> Chris wrote:
>
> > Has anybody got any idea how I can get my Astra 610P scanner to work under
> > Windows XP Pro?
> >
> > It is supposedly supported using WMIA drivers (Umax do not do an XP driver).
> > I have downloaded and tried all the various Umax drivers (for Windows 2000/ME
> > etc.)
> >
> > I have also tried all the suggestions I could find on the Net, including on
> > the Microsoft site.
> >
> > In 6 months I have managed to get the scanner working three times, but each
> > time I shut down my PC, the next time I boot up XP can't see the scanner. The
> > Scanner And Camera Wizard says "The computer cannot detect the scanner or
> > camera. Please make sure the device is turned on and properly connected to
> > the computer."
> >
> > On the second occasion that the scanner worked, it did not work when I
> > booted up the next time. So I deleted C:\Windows\Twain.dll and
> > C:\Windows\Twain_32.dll and also all TWAIN... folders, and deleted the
> > scanner. When I booted up again and added the imaging device (scanner) it
> > actually worked. However, I have not been able to get it to work since.
> >
> > The scanned worked without problems under Windows 98.
> >
> > People say "buy a new scanner", but I think that is a defeatist approach and
> > the waste of a perfectly good scanner that gives perfectly good results
> > (Operating system allowing).
> >
> > Can anybody tell me how to get it working every time?
>
.

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