Smart Panel cannot find scanner

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I have an Epson Perfection 1650 Photo scanner, and the Epson Smart Panel
software that has worked well for years. All of a sudden I began to get
errors referring to the registry, and Smart Panel wouldn't open right, nor
the scanner through it.

So I reinstalled Smart Panel from the CD, and it opens fine with no errors.
But when I try to use the individual features, they can't find the scanner:
Copy Utility says ""scanner cannot be detected", Copy to File says "Unable
to access scanner". The "select device" window has only one choice, which is
Epson TWAIN 5, as always.

I went to the Epson website and DLed the updated TWAIN driver (I had used
the non-updated one fine up to last week), no help. I can use the scanner OK
from the Windows Photo Scanner Wizard, and according to Device Manager
everything is working OK. So it must be the software (?).

What can I do to make the Smart Panel recognize that the scanner is present?

Thanks, Pflu
 
Phluge said:
I have an Epson Perfection 1650 Photo scanner, and the Epson Smart Panel
software that has worked well for years. All of a sudden I began to get
errors referring to the registry, and Smart Panel wouldn't open right, nor
the scanner through it.

So I reinstalled Smart Panel from the CD, and it opens fine with no errors.
But when I try to use the individual features, they can't find the scanner:
Copy Utility says ""scanner cannot be detected", Copy to File says "Unable
to access scanner". The "select device" window has only one choice, which is
Epson TWAIN 5, as always.

I went to the Epson website and DLed the updated TWAIN driver (I had used
the non-updated one fine up to last week), no help. I can use the scanner OK
from the Windows Photo Scanner Wizard, and according to Device Manager
everything is working OK. So it must be the software (?).

What can I do to make the Smart Panel recognize that the scanner is present?

Thanks, Pflu
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Are you using XP? If so you could try system restore, going back to
before the error occurred if possible.
 
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