Scanners.

lathbury · 9th February 2010, 13:47

Hi All, I have bought a new p.c. which is using Vista home. I have a Medion scanner 6190 and a Packard Bell Diamond plus scanner, neither will work with this new p.c. Can I get either to work with Vista?. I have downloaded drivers for both but to no use. Can anyone recommend a new scanner that will work with Vista please?. Thanks.

James.uk · 9th February 2010, 14:07

Dunno about getting the scanner drivers to work with Vista, it (Vista) does seem to have lots of compatability problems...

Pearsonaly I think WinXP pro SP3 is a better programme and have stayed with it. Works nicely for me.

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pmessling · 9th February 2010, 15:40

you could always look to windows 7, so far everything i have has worked, i recently replaced my canoscan because of windows vista, before upgrading to 7

trebor · 9th February 2010, 16:51

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Originally Posted by lathbury

Hi All, I have bought a new p.c. which is using Vista home. I have a Medion scanner 6190 and a Packard Bell Diamond plus scanner, neither will work with this new p.c. Can I get either to work with Vista?. I have downloaded drivers for both but to no use. Can anyone recommend a new scanner that will work with Vista please?. Thanks.

have you definitely downloaded the vista drivers, aand have you looked for them on the mfrs websites ?

StevenWilliams · 9th February 2010, 20:07

If none of the manufacturers drivers work you may be able to frig it somewhat.

I found that you can get most devices to work but you need to be confident in editing the INF files for the manufacturers drivers.

I think Vista has had a hard time due to incompatabilities that the device manufacturers created.

Examples below.

My graphics card was not supported by Nvidia in Vista. 5 mins editing the .INF files and it was working with a 3d score of 3.9.

My bluetooth dongle failed to work. Again edited the .INF files and it's worked perfectly with Vista and windows 7

My scanner, a really old HP one that I had problems with in XP I got workign in Vista again through editing the INF files in the latest installation files from HP.

It's hard to explain how to do it on a thread like this but basically you need to find the device codes for your item (through device manager) and edit the INF files in the earliest driver for a very similar device to add the codes.

When a computer looks for compatible drivers all it really does is check all the avaliable INF files for a matching device number. If it finds one it installs the driver and links it to that device.

If you can find a suitable driver you can convince teh computer that it's the right driver for the device and it may work.

However it may now.

lathbury · 10th February 2010, 08:56

Thanks everyone for the help. I will have another go at downloading the Vista drivers. Stephen, I don't know enough about computers to alter INF Files. I have an installation disc for Windows XP, can I take it to a shop and have Vista taken out and replaced?. Thanks.

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StevenWilliams This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon 2.5 V6 British Racing Green. 81,000 miles and counting Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Crawley, West Sussex Posts: 6,183 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	If none of the manufacturers drivers work you may be able to frig it somewhat. I found that you can get most devices to work but you need to be confident in editing the INF files for the manufacturers drivers. I think Vista has had a hard time due to incompatabilities that the device manufacturers created. Examples below. My graphics card was not supported by Nvidia in Vista. 5 mins editing the .INF files and it was working with a 3d score of 3.9. My bluetooth dongle failed to work. Again edited the .INF files and it's worked perfectly with Vista and windows 7 My scanner, a really old HP one that I had problems with in XP I got workign in Vista again through editing the INF files in the latest installation files from HP. It's hard to explain how to do it on a thread like this but basically you need to find the device codes for your item (through device manager) and edit the INF files in the earliest driver for a very similar device to add the codes. When a computer looks for compatible drivers all it really does is check all the avaliable INF files for a matching device number. If it finds one it installs the driver and links it to that device. If you can find a suitable driver you can convince teh computer that it's the right driver for the device and it may work. However it may now. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Rover 75 2.5 2000 Club SE. British Racing Green. MEMBER NUMBER: MMMDCCXXVI Looking for: 7 seater

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lathbury Posted a thing or two 75 Conn S.E. Cdt. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Merseyside Posts: 1,803 Thanks: 1,873 Thanked 52 Times in 49 Posts	Scanners. Thanks everyone for the help. I will have another go at downloading the Vista drivers. Stephen, I don't know enough about computers to alter INF Files. I have an installation disc for Windows XP, can I take it to a shop and have Vista taken out and replaced?. Thanks.

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James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	Dunno about getting the scanner drivers to work with Vista, it (Vista) does seem to have lots of compatability problems... Pearsonaly I think WinXP pro SP3 is a better programme and have stayed with it. Works nicely for me. ..