update drivers

[jacey]

I have just upgrade to winXP Pro from win98, am getting a message that cannot find drivers for my scanner which is a USB Flatbed (Tiny) can anyone help me pls. In easy to understand language! Thankyou ;)

[stevie21]

go to www.driverguide.com and login with the username "drivers" and password "all"
Then search for the make and model number of your scanner.

Alternatively, go to your manufacturer's website and get XP drivers from there.

If you can't find the driver yourself, tell us the model number

[Mattk]

i have a nasty feeling that you will need to invest in a new scanner.i have heard your problem before and it could not be resolved.

[mikeyp]

If it's a really old scanner that is no longer being made, there might not any XP drivers for it. I had this problem with a slide scanner. Once xp was on, it didn't work.

[jacey]

Thankyou all for your replies, the model number is FU318D.

[stevie21]

http://www.d-a-l.com/help/archive/index.php/t-1792.html

"Download this driver from Primax
http://www.scanner-drivers.com/drivers/124/124630.htm
Unzip the zipfile into a folder on your PC. Run the setup to install TWAIN.

Plug in the scanner, load driver from OT1Drivers\os, which is located wherever you unzipped the above to. You can use either of the two optional devices

You can now use the scanner with any twain compatible s/w. e.g. Futuris Imager 5, free from www.tucows.com

It all works. I set it up on my old PC, Have just got it working on the new one, for which I was looking for the above help myself, hence why I'm here. But the scanner is up and running on my new PC too."

If this doesn't make sense, I'll post more but basically you're being asked to install a new driver and then use an image editing program to import images from your scanner instead of using any software (s/w) bundled with the scanner.

[jacey]

  Many thanks Steve complete success :)

[stevie21]

All that help and what thanks do I get? "Steve"!?!?? I HATE being called Steve!! Aarrrrggghhhh!!!

[jacey]

Sorry STEVIE darling you wonderfaul man xxxxxxxx;)

[stevie21]

Wahey! Result. Are you young and fit? ;-)