Re: OCR software for Windows XP
- From: Hecate <hecate@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:02:36 +0100
On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:00:00 -0700, Mike Christie <> wrote:
>Any thoughts for good OCR software for Windows XP? I'm using Windows
>XP Pro SP 2 with an HP Scanjet 4070.
>
>I am a long-time Omnipage user, but that product seems to keep going
>downhill. I was using v 12, but that version was very awkward when it
>came to scanning and saving multiple pages. (I'm sure v 10 was
>better.) So I upgraded to v 14 for that reason and because it's been
>out for a while and I like to be on the latest version where possible.
>
>Well, v 14 doesn't see my scanner, and when I run Scanner Wizard I get
>the infamous "this program has encountered a problem and must close"
>message. Tried multiple uninstall/reinstalls and attempted to install
>v 14 service packs, but got an error message there as well.
>Surprisingly, Scansoft support told me that they don't officially
>support XP SP 2 (hard to believe! are they another struggling software
>company short on development resources??), but were very nice in
>trying to help me solve the problem, but to no avail.
>
>So what other product might I try? Or should I just revert to OP 12?
>
We used OP from versions 8-11 but got really fed up with it, and, on
recommendation, tried out Abbyy FineReader instead (www.abbyy.com).
This software is, IMHO, more accurate, nicer to use and costs less
overall. Plus, we have currently found no bugs in the latest release.
All in all it makes for a good experience, and we can't say more as
satisfied users.
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