Re: Acer Scanner 4300U/3300U Installation

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Alan, rt click MyComputer>select Prop>Hardware>Device Manager>Imaging
Device. rt click choose Uninstall. Disconnect
the Scanner and restart. Install the Scanner Software and connect the
scanner when told to do so. Restart. You can always
go to Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs and uninstall the Scanner
Software.
"Alan C. Brown" <acbrown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a new Toshiba Satellite Pro M70 laptop with Win XP Pro SP2 (fully
updated).

I have a VuegoScan flatbed scanner (equivalent I think to Acer 4300U/3300U
&/or Benq S2W 4300U/3300U), which I had intended to install with the
latest
scanner software update (mirascan_v403u10b.exe - 9.2MB), which I
downloaded
from the internet.

However I inadvertantly connected the scanner to the laptop, and turned it
on before installing the scanner software, with the result that Windows XP
automatically detected the scanner. In Device Manager under Imaging
Devices,
it shows up as Flatbed Scanner_23, Manufacturer : Acer Peripherals, and
the
"Driver File Details" tab lists 11 drivers.

Question is, can I/should I install the scanner software that I downloaded
?

Are there any bad consequences in doing so?

How should I go about it ?

Would I be able to revert to the Windows scanner drivers if the software
installation fails ?

Would appreciate any advice.

Thank you
Alan C. Brown






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