Re: XP/Umax incompatibility

"Norm Dion" <npdion@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'm sure it's probably been flogged to death before on this NG, so I beg
> your indulgence.
> I've recently switched from Win 98SE to Win XP and now my Dell can't find
> my Umax VistaScan 2200,
> which was working perfectly prior to the "big switch".
> Am I doomed to buy a new scanner, or is there something I can upgrade
> (drivers?) at low cost to remedy the situation?
> I'm no PC whiz so please type your replies clearly and slowly.
>
> TIA
>
Umax software downloads.
http://www.umax.de/support/treiber.htm

I selected Vista series (S12, S8, S6)
If this is not your model, then try the above link.

Umax says:
Umax offers no official Windows XP driver for the selected scanner. However,
our tests show that you can access the scanner under Windows XP using
MagicScan Version 4.30 (4 MB) on condition that your SCSI controller is
propery setup up und recognized by the system.


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