Software to manage hardware items

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I am in the process of replacing my scanner. Reason being. My printers appear to be interfering with my scanner's software. For example. Unless I have a complete system reload, I cannot get the 'at glance' scanning options to show on screen. This, whenever I select the scanner's green button.

Before replacing my scanner, is there any software that that can organise or seperate hardware files? This with a view of 'cutting down' or preventing together, any software issues from arising?

To add more info to this matter, I have Windows SP2 Home edition, Used space is 9.78GB; free space 39GB; capacity 48.8GB.

In addition to the above, I defrag my system at least once a month to prevent or cut down on software conflicts from occuring elsewhere + delete any unwanted temporary files.

Although some points listed might remain irrelevant, I have decided nevertheless to furnish the above for a quick response. In particular since that I would have thought by using a mixed brand of harware items, that my system would have remained trouble free.

Thanks


Michael
 
what you might want to do is
to have only the drivers installed
and not the proprietary software.

the software is usually crappy,
bloated and spyware in disguised.

the drivers is all that windows
needs to run the hardware.

you can test scan into graphics
programs like mspaint
with only the driver installed.
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I am in the process of replacing my scanner. Reason being. My printers
appear to be interfering with my scanner's software. For example.
Unless I have a complete system reload, I cannot get the 'at glance'
scanning options to show on screen. This, whenever I select the
scanner's green button.

Before replacing my scanner, is there any software that that can
organise or seperate hardware files? This with a view of 'cutting down'
or preventing together, any software issues from arising?

To add more info to this matter, I have Windows SP2 Home edition, Used
space is 9.78GB; free space 39GB; capacity 48.8GB.

In addition to the above, I defrag my system at least once a month to
prevent or cut down on software conflicts from occuring elsewhere +
delete any unwanted temporary files.

Although some points listed might remain irrelevant, I have decided
nevertheless to furnish the above for a quick response. In particular
since that I would have thought by using a mixed brand of harware items,
that my system would have remained trouble free.

Thanks


Michael
 
I am in the process of replacing my scanner.  Reason being.  My printers appear to be interfering with my scanner's software.  For example.  Unless I have a complete system reload, I cannot get the 'at glance' scanningoptions to show on screen.  This,  whenever I select the scanner's green button.

Before replacing my scanner, is there any software that that can organise or seperate hardware files?  This with a view of 'cutting down' or preventing together, any software issues from arising?

To add more info to this matter, I have Windows SP2 Home edition, Used space is 9.78GB; free space 39GB; capacity 48.8GB.

In addition to the above, I defrag my system at least once a month to prevent or cut down on software conflicts from occuring elsewhere + delete any unwanted temporary files.

Although some points listed might remain irrelevant, I have decided nevertheless to furnish the above for a quick response.  In particular since that I would have thought by using a mixed brand of harware items, that my system would have remained trouble free.

Thanks    

Michael
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Software interaction for hardware is limited. How did the scanner and
printers connect to the PC? Several PC on-board USB ports are maonly
paired to a single USB Root Hub. If the scanner and printers all feed
of the same USB Root Hub, then your PC may not be providing enough
power over the USB ports. By adding self-powered USB hubs to the USB
ports, this can solve most USB power problems.
 
I don't think that it's to do with the USB hubs. I did in actual fact use
the scanner from a different hub. Still, did not make any difference.
Thanks anyway for the suggestion and will take this 'on board' if any
further software issues arise. For example. My label printer was playing
up not so long ago.

Michael



I am in the process of replacing my scanner. Reason being. My printers
appear to be interfering with my scanner's software. For example. Unless I
have a complete system reload, I cannot get the 'at glance' scanning
options to show on screen. This, whenever I select the scanner's green
button.

Before replacing my scanner, is there any software that that can organise
or seperate hardware files? This with a view of 'cutting down' or
preventing together, any software issues from arising?

To add more info to this matter, I have Windows SP2 Home edition, Used
space is 9.78GB; free space 39GB; capacity 48.8GB.

In addition to the above, I defrag my system at least once a month to
prevent or cut down on software conflicts from occuring elsewhere + delete
any unwanted temporary files.

Although some points listed might remain irrelevant, I have decided
nevertheless to furnish the above for a quick response. In particular
since that I would have thought by using a mixed brand of harware items,
that my system would have remained trouble free.

Thanks

Michael
Click to expand...

Software interaction for hardware is limited. How did the scanner and
printers connect to the PC? Several PC on-board USB ports are maonly
paired to a single USB Root Hub. If the scanner and printers all feed
of the same USB Root Hub, then your PC may not be providing enough
power over the USB ports. By adding self-powered USB hubs to the USB
ports, this can solve most USB power problems.
 
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