Visioneer 8920

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Anybody have one that works with XP/SP3??
Thanks.
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Two suggestions, follow the instructions below or download a trial
version of Vuescan http://www.hamrick.com/ and check that it works with
your scanner.



I copied this sometime ago and it worked with Vista and I would imagine
with W7 and backwards to XP. But this is the proceedure.


1. Download and install the 9420 driver. There were two choices on the
Visioneer website. It is the second, at the time I did this it was
called 85-0257-x00. It will download an .msi file called
"9420M.32.407629.msi".

2. Locate your 8920 files. Mine were located in
"C:\Windows\twain_32\vizscan\8xxx".

3.Copy the all 9420 files located from where they were installed in
"C:\Program Files\Visioneer\OneTouch 4.0\9420M Driver" or something
similar to the 8920 folder. (At the time I did this there were 8 files)

4. Now the fun begins. You will need to modify the .inf file labeled
"OT_9420M.inf". I was not able to do this without copying the file to a
separate library, modifying it, then copying it back.

5. In the OT_9420M.inf" file there are two lines that identify the
scanner. The code for a 9420 scanner is "038A" and it needs to be
changed to the code for the 8920 which is "0371". Change the 038A at the
end of these to lines 0371 and save the file back. These are the only
changes I made. The lines should now look like this:

[Models.NTamd64]
%OneTouchHAL.DeviceDesc%=OneTouchHAL.Scanner64, USB\Vid_0461&PID_0371
[Models]
%OneTouchHAL.DeviceDesc%=OneTouchHAL.Scanner, USB\Vid_0461&PID_0371

6: I then went to the Device Manager Screen under Imaging Devices, found
the Visioneer Scanner and updated the driver pointing to the
"C:\Windows\twain_32\vizscan\8xxx" library. The scanner was identified
and found. Be aware it will now show up in the device manager screen as
a 9420 scanner, but who cares if it works. I am not that much of a purest'

I make no guarantees this procedure will work for you, and if you are
unfamiliar with Windows be very careful to back up anything you modify
in case you need to go back. This procedure was created with the help of
several posts of people having problems using their old scanners with Vista.
 
Rob said:
Anybody have one that works with XP/SP3??
Thanks.
Click to expand...

Two suggestions, follow the instructions below or download a trial
version of Vuescan http://www.hamrick.com/ and check that it works with
your scanner.



I copied this sometime ago and it worked with Vista and I would imagine
with W7 and backwards to XP. But this is the proceedure.


1. Download and install the 9420 driver. There were two choices on the
Visioneer website. It is the second, at the time I did this it was
called 85-0257-x00. It will download an .msi file called
"9420M.32.407629.msi".

2. Locate your 8920 files. Mine were located in
"C:\Windows\twain_32\vizscan\8xxx".

3.Copy the all 9420 files located from where they were installed in
"C:\Program Files\Visioneer\OneTouch 4.0\9420M Driver" or something
similar to the 8920 folder. (At the time I did this there were 8 files)

4. Now the fun begins. You will need to modify the .inf file labeled
"OT_9420M.inf". I was not able to do this without copying the file to a
separate library, modifying it, then copying it back.

5. In the OT_9420M.inf" file there are two lines that identify the
scanner. The code for a 9420 scanner is "038A" and it needs to be
changed to the code for the 8920 which is "0371". Change the 038A at the
end of these to lines 0371 and save the file back. These are the only
changes I made. The lines should now look like this:

[Models.NTamd64]
%OneTouchHAL.DeviceDesc%=OneTouchHAL.Scanner64, USB\Vid_0461&PID_0371
[Models]
%OneTouchHAL.DeviceDesc%=OneTouchHAL.Scanner, USB\Vid_0461&PID_0371

6: I then went to the Device Manager Screen under Imaging Devices, found
the Visioneer Scanner and updated the driver pointing to the
"C:\Windows\twain_32\vizscan\8xxx" library. The scanner was identified
and found. Be aware it will now show up in the device manager screen as
a 9420 scanner, but who cares if it works. I am not that much of a purest'

I make no guarantees this procedure will work for you, and if you are
unfamiliar with Windows be very careful to back up anything you modify
in case you need to go back. This procedure was created with the help of
several posts of people having problems using their old scanners with
Vista.
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Rob, I printed out all the above and downloaded the 9420 drivers, but
I'm stuck on step 2 because my twain_32 folder has no vizscan
sub-folder. I'll go back and try thewnload meanwhile. I appreciate the
help from somebody who's been there. But could you fill in a bit more?
Thanks a bundle.
 
Rob said:
Anybody have one that works with XP/SP3??
Thanks.
Click to expand...

Two suggestions, follow the instructions below or download a trial
version of Vuescan http://www.hamrick.com/ and check that it works
with your scanner.



I copied this sometime ago and it worked with Vista and I would
imagine with W7 and backwards to XP. But this is the proceedure.


1. Download and install the 9420 driver. There were two choices on the
Visioneer website. It is the second, at the time I did this it was
called 85-0257-x00. It will download an .msi file called
"9420M.32.407629.msi".

2. Locate your 8920 files. Mine were located in
"C:\Windows\twain_32\vizscan\8xxx".

3.Copy the all 9420 files located from where they were installed in
"C:\Program Files\Visioneer\OneTouch 4.0\9420M Driver" or something
similar to the 8920 folder. (At the time I did this there were 8 files)

4. Now the fun begins. You will need to modify the .inf file labeled
"OT_9420M.inf". I was not able to do this without copying the file to
a separate library, modifying it, then copying it back.

5. In the OT_9420M.inf" file there are two lines that identify the
scanner. The code for a 9420 scanner is "038A" and it needs to be
changed to the code for the 8920 which is "0371". Change the 038A at
the end of these to lines 0371 and save the file back. These are the
only changes I made. The lines should now look like this:

[Models.NTamd64]
%OneTouchHAL.DeviceDesc%=OneTouchHAL.Scanner64, USB\Vid_0461&PID_0371
[Models]
%OneTouchHAL.DeviceDesc%=OneTouchHAL.Scanner, USB\Vid_0461&PID_0371

6: I then went to the Device Manager Screen under Imaging Devices,
found the Visioneer Scanner and updated the driver pointing to the
"C:\Windows\twain_32\vizscan\8xxx" library. The scanner was identified
and found. Be aware it will now show up in the device manager screen
as a 9420 scanner, but who cares if it works. I am not that much of a
purest'

I make no guarantees this procedure will work for you, and if you are
unfamiliar with Windows be very careful to back up anything you modify
in case you need to go back. This procedure was created with the help
of several posts of people having problems using their old scanners
with Vista.
Click to expand...
Rob, I printed out all the above and downloaded the 9420 drivers, but
I'm stuck on step 2 because my twain_32 folder has no vizscan
sub-folder. I'll go back and try thewnload meanwhile. I appreciate the
help from somebody who's been there. But could you fill in a bit more?
Thanks a bundle.
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Just load the new programme and see if that works first. Its not going
to show your scanner tho.

Go to add new hardware and point the software to your scanner that
should work without the need to alter anything.



If not change the items mentioned within that.
 
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