Twain in Vista?

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Dave Balcom

Does any flavor of Vista work with TWAIN drivers. I have an Epson 2450
photo scanner that Vista recognizes on the USB port but refuses to load
the drivers.
 
My Epson 3170 decided to work after I DLd the latest XP driver.

The Install CD gave me errors and Epson replied to my email:

Since Vista is still in the Beta stage we have no drivers that are
supported for your version of Windows. Once Vista is officially released
information about it will appear shortly after (allow a few months). We
will of course support Windows as it progresses to newer versions such as
Vista. Epson America provides no support to beta operating systems.
 
Yes, TWAIN will work in Vista.

(Note: the following are not product endorsements; just speaking from direct
experience with a couple scanners)

Although the steps differ from vendor to vendor (and often model to model
for the same vendor), here's what I do to install the drivers for an Epson
Perfection 1200 Photo:

Download the latest XP driver package from Epson's website
Run the self-extracting exe (uncheck "When Done Unzipping Run: Setup.exe")
Go to the new directory, open the properties dialog for Setup.exe and select
XP SP2 compatibility (this isn't necessary for all installation packages, but
it's necessary for this particular package)
Run Setup.exe
Connect a USB cable and turn on the device
Allow Vista to "Locate and install driver software..."
Select "Install Anyway" when it warns of an unsigned driver (this is
perfectly safe in this case because it uses the in-box usbscan.sys driver)

As an example of how different the process can be for another device, I have
to do the following for a CanonScan FS 4000 US:
Download the latest XP driver package from Canon's web site
Run the self-extracting exe (this just places files in a directory... no
installation done yet)
Connect a USB cable and turn on the device
Allow Vista to "Locate and install driver software..."
Select "I don't have the disc. Show me other options."
Select "Browse my computer for driver software..."
Browse to the location where the files were extracted
Select "Install anyway" (once again, perfectly safe because it uses
usbscan.sys)
(For anyone who actually has an FS4000US, also download and install the
v1.04 patch after successfully installing the v1.03 drivers. Unplug the
device before installing the patch.)

So, in general, follow the same steps you would on XP. If the setup program
fails, try enabling the XP SP2 compatibility. If the device is based on an
in-box driver like usbscan.sys, it's safe to install in spite of installation
warnings.

--
David Goll
Windows Portable Devices Team

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
 
On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 19:03:01 -0700, David Goll [MSFT]

}Although the steps differ from vendor to vendor (and often model to model
}for the same vendor), here's what I do to install the drivers for an Epson
}Perfection 1200 Photo:

Procedure 1 worked for me and my 2450 Photo. I was trying to install as
an admin but the install process would stop with a "component transfer
error..." I had not used the compatibility wizard before but it did the
trick.

Thanks a bunch,
Dave
 
This worked PERFECTLY for my Epson Perfection 1200U. Thanks for this post, it
was so helpful!
 
David Goll,
I was able to install the latest Win XP drivers for the Visioneer 8100
scanner using your tip. Thank you very much!!! Vista would not let me install
the driver stating "cannot copy to specified target" before I tried your
suggestion.

I was worried that I would have to purchase another scanner to be compatible
with Vista. Thanks again! :-)
 
thans man.
this xp compatibility mode really help me install my 1200u perfection xp
drivers.
without it the installation could not complete
i unplag/plag
restarted the scanner
and it was ready for use.

million thans.
 
So where does one get a Twain scanner driver for Vista? I have a HP 3380 and
Microsoft was kind enough to provide the WIA driver so the scanner works with
Adobe 8 with very limited capability - I cannot select the page size so all
of the scans are legal size (my scans look like a child did them!). It is
also dreadfully slow. I think I can live with this until July (hopefully
sooner) when HP releases the new Toolbox software and restores the other 2/3s
of my functionality, IF I can get the scanner to work properly. Guess I
should be happy to just be printing, but I feel like I am in the dark ages
again! This just should not be this hard! Please help!
 
Dave or anyone,

I have a similar issue with my TWO HP Laserjet 3380 All In One's. They have
been reduced to a vanilla printer by Vista. I am running Vista Home Premium
and can't seem to get any other funtions of my machine working. I have tried
downloading some of the older driver packages for the older multi function
machines. However Vista responds with "the best driver is already installed"
when I point the browser for new driver at it. I am wondering whether I
should make a copy of my 2 Vista drivers that I can switch between then
delete them off of my system and then try to reinstall. ?? Are there any
twain drivers that might work or any other news groups that may be helpfull?
Any ideas for a novice that that feels he is back in the stone age and is
having to send faxes again and horrors of horrors I had to create a hand
written fax cover
sheet.

Ps they are still selling this 3 year old machine!

regards,
Living in H/P driver hell
 
Look at posts I have made including in a thread that you are in with
the URL to find it -- and what to do if that URL does not work for you.

I've also, just now, given the filename so you can search for it on the
HP website.
 
FYI: HP sucks. avoid their MFP products at all costs if you're running any
type of Vista!

i don't know what their problem is, but they simply cant get their drivers
right. these are my symptoms:

1. all of the scanners uninstall by themselves inexplicably.
2. HP Solution Center (hpqscnw...exe) crashes 95% of the time
3. all other scanning software, like MS Office document scanner, can't use
the TWAIN device or will get the same error.
4. when it doesn't crash, i often get "...can't scan. device is in use by
another device..." (or something to that effect) when it isn't.


Heres what i had gone through trying to get a good functioning MFP and i
still only get intermittent performance.

1. bought newer versions of MFPs: 7410, 6310, 6180. all have the same
problem
2. bought 3 types of Vista, 64 bit Ultimate, 32 bit Ultimate, 32 bit Home
PRemium. Home premium has the fewest errors occurance.
3. uninstalled/clean installed HP "updated" drivers a billion times
4. uninstalled/ reinstalled/ configured Norton IS and Windows firewalls as
many times

i now basically have to reinstall the scanners just about every 3 uses.

Stay away from HP if you want to remain sane.

PS none of these issues occur with XP. i'm beginning to think that Vista is
a total bust and i should just return to XP all together or switch to Mac OSX
now that their latest software has caught up with Vista feature set.
1. i've bought 3 Officejets, 7410, 6310 and 6180.
 
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