Visioneer One Touch 8920 USB scanner

[Ken Springer]

Has anyone been able to get this scanner to run under Windows 7? I get
a message that says the driver was not successfully installed. But, the
software does run, just can't connect to the scanner.

If I knew exactly which file was the actual driver, I'd try setting the
XP compatibility mode and see if that works. Determining which which
file is the driver is above my pay scale.

I've got a one time use where I need to take the scanner to a remote
location and scan some documents. I'd like to take my netbook with Win7
Starter. I don't own a laptop.

The last driver written for the scanner was for XP, SP 1 or 2 I believe.
I only need to scan once in every 4-6 months, so not that happy with
buying a new scanner. On my Mac, I use virtual machine software w/ XP
to do the occasional scan.

I doubt the netbook has the power to run Virtual Box or MS's VM software.

I'd rather not buy a new scanner, but that alternative is not out of the
question.




--
Ken

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[Ed Cryer]

Has anyone been able to get this scanner to run under Windows 7? I get
a message that says the driver was not successfully installed. But, the
software does run, just can't connect to the scanner.

If I knew exactly which file was the actual driver, I'd try setting the
XP compatibility mode and see if that works. Determining which which
file is the driver is above my pay scale.

I've got a one time use where I need to take the scanner to a remote
location and scan some documents. I'd like to take my netbook with Win7
Starter. I don't own a laptop.

The last driver written for the scanner was for XP, SP 1 or 2 I believe.
I only need to scan once in every 4-6 months, so not that happy with
buying a new scanner. On my Mac, I use virtual machine software w/ XP
to do the occasional scan.

I doubt the netbook has the power to run Virtual Box or MS's VM software.

I'd rather not buy a new scanner, but that alternative is not out of the
question.

If you look here;
http://support.visioneer.com/products/8900/default.asp
you'll see that they have no drivers even for Vista.

Suggestion; Run it under an XP virtual environment.

Ed

 

[Ken Springer]

Hi, Ed,

If you look here;
http://support.visioneer.com/products/8900/default.asp
you'll see that they have no drivers even for Vista.

Suggestion; Run it under an XP virtual environment.

Been there, done that at Visioneer, the scanner was given to me without
any extras, including the software. So, had to download the driver.

Note my post, already noted no drivers after XP.

As for the VM idea, I tried Virtual Box on the netbook when it was new,
the netbook didn't like it. And a VM environment with XP is how I use
it on the Mac, also in the original post.


--
Ken

Mac OS X 10.6.8
Firefox 16.0.1
Thunderbird 16.0.1
LibreOffice 3.5.6.2

 

[Jason]

On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:48:11 -0600 "Ken Springer"

-snip-


Been there, done that at Visioneer, the scanner was given to me without
any extras, including the software. So, had to download the driver.

Note my post, already noted no drivers after XP.

As for the VM idea, I tried Virtual Box on the netbook when it was new,
the netbook didn't like it. And a VM environment with XP is how I use
it on the Mac, also in the original post.

I'm not sure if this will work or if you're interested in trying, but
when I installed Win 7 I found that Epson hadn't issued a Win 7 driver
for my trusty 2450. Their website suggested trying a 3rd party product,
VueScan. It works perfectly. It isn't free but you can try it for free.
If it works it's cheaper than a new scanner...

Jason

 

[Ken Springer]

Hi, Jason,

On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:48:11 -0600 "Ken Springer"


I'm not sure if this will work or if you're interested in trying, but
when I installed Win 7 I found that Epson hadn't issued a Win 7 driver
for my trusty 2450. Their website suggested trying a 3rd party product,
VueScan. It works perfectly. It isn't free but you can try it for free.
If it works it's cheaper than a new scanner...

Well, that was a no go. :-(

From the messages, it sounds like the driver has to at least install in
the system, and VueScan sends the commands to the scanner via the
mfgr.'s driver. And the Visioneer driver is not installed during the
installation. The driver may actually reside on the hard drive, just
not hooked into the OS.

I tried VueScan with and without the Visioneer driver package installed,
no go.

Then I looked at the VueScan support list, and the 8920 is not listed.
It also says you need to have the WIA driver installed. One of the
Visioneers listed is the 9420, which has a Vista driver, so for fun I
tried that driver but no luck either. Interestingly, the Visioneer
instruction page wants you to install the .msi file for the 9420 using a
separate install utility that creates an install log file. That makes
me think there must be some issues with the driver, and the log file
will let the tech figure out where things went haywire.

I'll play around with it some more in a couple of days and post the
results. Specifically, the 8900 driver package, and the 8900 is
supported by VueScan.

A new scanner is on the shopping list, but way down the list! But it
may be moving up now. LOL


--
Ken

Mac OS X 10.6.8
Firefox 16.0.1
Thunderbird 16.0.1
LibreOffice 3.5.6.2

 

[charlie]

Hi, Jason,



Well, that was a no go. :-(

From the messages, it sounds like the driver has to at least install in
the system, and VueScan sends the commands to the scanner via the
mfgr.'s driver. And the Visioneer driver is not installed during the
installation. The driver may actually reside on the hard drive, just
not hooked into the OS.

I tried VueScan with and without the Visioneer driver package installed,
no go.

Then I looked at the VueScan support list, and the 8920 is not listed.
It also says you need to have the WIA driver installed. One of the
Visioneers listed is the 9420, which has a Vista driver, so for fun I
tried that driver but no luck either. Interestingly, the Visioneer
instruction page wants you to install the .msi file for the 9420 using a
separate install utility that creates an install log file. That makes
me think there must be some issues with the driver, and the log file
will let the tech figure out where things went haywire.

I'll play around with it some more in a couple of days and post the
results. Specifically, the 8900 driver package, and the 8900 is
supported by VueScan.

A new scanner is on the shopping list, but way down the list! But it
may be moving up now. LOL

Scanners and scanning functions (Including relate FAX) seem to have been
at the bottom of the new drivers for old hardware lists!

Anyway, if ViewScan will not work, it's really time to get serious about
another scanner. The sad part is that the unit is a "Twain Scanner", and
a windows WIA driver will likely work if you knew the information to set
thing up.

I've retired at least three scanners because of similar problems.
(HP and Mustek scanners)

Using earlier versions of Viewscan, we were able to get some scanners to
work over a network, even though ViewScan and the scanners did not
officially support network use. New scanners are cheap, as are
multifunction printers that include a scanner.

 

[Ken Springer]

New scanners are cheap, as are
multifunction printers that include a scanner.

Personally, I have no use for a multifunction printer. The only portion
of one I would come close to using regularly would be the scanner, and
I've already posted how little use that gets. LOL

Don't care for the long term cost of inkjets (color laser here, photos,
if any, go to Walgreens) no need for a copier or a fax. And I'd use fax
software if I needed faxes.

I suspect I'll end up looking at scanners, but not the cheap ones.

--
Ken

Mac OS X 10.6.8
Firefox 16.0.1
Thunderbird 16.0.1
LibreOffice 3.5.6.2

 

[charlie]

Color Lasers are quite expensive on a page basis.
The inexpensive scanners can easily be far better than the older scanner
you have.

Even National Geographic's "high quality" pictures can be scanned quite
well by a reasonably priced scanner.

The first scanner I bought was in the hundreds of dollars.
The high end scanners I used were purchased by DOD.
Even a medium/low end scanner with back lighting is quite capable of
scanning 35mm slides and negatives. (My last HP scanner).

 

[Ken Springer]

Color Lasers are quite expensive on a page basis.
The inexpensive scanners can easily be far better than the older scanner
you have.

Even National Geographic's "high quality" pictures can be scanned quite
well by a reasonably priced scanner.

The first scanner I bought was in the hundreds of dollars.
The high end scanners I used were purchased by DOD.
Even a medium/low end scanner with back lighting is quite capable of
scanning 35mm slides and negatives. (My last HP scanner).

But, toner carts never dry out. That's what always happened to me, and
I've a friend with essentially a brand new Lexmark that may be having
the same issues. And I suspect the carts have dried out in my Epson
Workforce printer since the last time I used it.

And the cost depends on the individual printer. The color laser I have
could be had for under $200 if you did the shopping. I've had it for 3
years now. And, I've only replaced the toner carts twice, possibly 3 times.

What irritates me to no end about printer makers is this idea of telling
you how much toner/ink is left, and it seems to be inaccurate much of
the time. When the printer tells you no ink, you often can't print.....
period.

Haven't scanned a photo in years, usually I'm just scanning a document.

--
Ken

Mac OS X 10.6.8
Firefox 16.0.1
Thunderbird 16.0.1
LibreOffice 3.5.6.2

 

[Justin]

"Ken Springer" wrote in message
Has anyone been able to get this scanner to run under Windows 7? I get
a message that says the driver was not successfully installed. But, the
software does run, just can't connect to the scanner.

If I knew exactly which file was the actual driver, I'd try setting the
XP compatibility mode and see if that works. Determining which which
file is the driver is above my pay scale.

I've got a one time use where I need to take the scanner to a remote
location and scan some documents. I'd like to take my netbook with Win7
Starter. I don't own a laptop.

The last driver written for the scanner was for XP, SP 1 or 2 I believe.
I only need to scan once in every 4-6 months, so not that happy with
buying a new scanner. On my Mac, I use virtual machine software w/ XP
to do the occasional scan.

I doubt the netbook has the power to run Virtual Box or MS's VM software.

I'd rather not buy a new scanner, but that alternative is not out of the
question.

--
Ken

Mac OS X 10.6.8
Firefox 16.0.1
Thunderbird 16.0.1
LibreOffice 3.5.6.2



As a Mac guy myself, I feel your pain. Using this Windows machine for work
reminds me why I switched in the first place.
It is time to bury that scanner and get a new one. It had a nice productive
life.

 

[Justin]

"Ken Springer" wrote in message

Color Lasers are quite expensive on a page basis.
The inexpensive scanners can easily be far better than the older scanner
you have.

Even National Geographic's "high quality" pictures can be scanned quite
well by a reasonably priced scanner.

The first scanner I bought was in the hundreds of dollars.
The high end scanners I used were purchased by DOD.
Even a medium/low end scanner with back lighting is quite capable of
scanning 35mm slides and negatives. (My last HP scanner).

But, toner carts never dry out. That's what always happened to me, and
I've a friend with essentially a brand new Lexmark that may be having
the same issues. And I suspect the carts have dried out in my Epson
Workforce printer since the last time I used it.

And the cost depends on the individual printer. The color laser I have
could be had for under $200 if you did the shopping. I've had it for 3
years now. And, I've only replaced the toner carts twice, possibly 3 times.

What irritates me to no end about printer makers is this idea of telling
you how much toner/ink is left, and it seems to be inaccurate much of
the time. When the printer tells you no ink, you often can't print.....
period.

Haven't scanned a photo in years, usually I'm just scanning a document.

--
Ken

Mac OS X 10.6.8
Firefox 16.0.1
Thunderbird 16.0.1
LibreOffice 3.5.6.2

I go on eBay and buy (illegal?) generic toner cartridges. I know HP isn't
happy about people replicating their little RFID chip. Acxtually I think
that's a DMCA violation.

 

[choro]

"Ken Springer" wrote in message


But, toner carts never dry out. That's what always happened to me, and
I've a friend with essentially a brand new Lexmark that may be having
the same issues. And I suspect the carts have dried out in my Epson
Workforce printer since the last time I used it.

And the cost depends on the individual printer. The color laser I have
could be had for under $200 if you did the shopping. I've had it for 3
years now. And, I've only replaced the toner carts twice, possibly 3
times.

What irritates me to no end about printer makers is this idea of telling
you how much toner/ink is left, and it seems to be inaccurate much of
the time. When the printer tells you no ink, you often can't print.....
period.

Haven't scanned a photo in years, usually I'm just scanning a document.

It's only natural that scanners are falling into disuse as more and more
material is in electronic form now. It won't be long now before scanners
become the extinct dinosaurs of a bygone age and the only people using
them would be the "archeologists" of the computing world.--
choro
*****

 

[Char Jackson]

I'd rather not buy a new scanner, but that alternative is not out of the
question.



As a Mac guy myself, I feel your pain. Using this Windows machine for work
reminds me why I switched in the first place.
It is time to bury that scanner and get a new one. It had a nice productive
life.

Can you please fix your quoting? Your text runs together with Ken's
text, above. Thanks for your consideration.

 

[Ken Blake]

Personally, I have no use for a multifunction printer.

Same here. The main problem with multifunction devices is that if one
component fails, you have to replace all of them. That can make it
more expensive than separate units.

And of course, if you buy separate units, you can choose one
manufacturer's printer, and another's scanner, depending on what you
like best.

Don't care for the long term cost of inkjets

Same here. And inkjet nozzles easily clog, which is a pain.

(color laser here,

Same here.

And I'd use fax software if I needed faxes.

Same here (but I fax extremely seldom. It's been several years since I
last faxed).

I suspect I'll end up looking at scanners, but not the cheap ones.

My scanner is the Canon LiDE 60, which I like a lot. It's no longer
made, but it was inexpensive. If it failed and I needed a new one, I'd
buy another Canon.

 

[Ken Blake]

It's only natural that scanners are falling into disuse as more and more
material is in electronic form now. It won't be long now before scanners
become the extinct dinosaurs of a bygone age and the only people using
them would be the "archeologists" of the computing world.

The main thing is use my scanner for is Quicken. Quicken lets me scan
receipts, etc., and attach them to the entry for the transaction. To
me, that's much easier than saving receipts and it makes it much
easier to find the details of a transaction when I need to.

 

[XS11E]

Color Lasers are quite expensive on a page basis.

Color Lasers are cheaper than ink jets based om my personal experience.

 

[Ken Blake]

Can you please fix your quoting? Your text runs together with Ken's
text, above. Thanks for your consideration.

Sigh! Another Windows Live Mail user. Windows Live Mail is the worst
Newsreader/e-mail client. If people here continue to use it, I
eventually killfile them, because their messages are next to
impossible to read.

 

[Jeff Layman]

On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:48:11 -0600 "Ken Springer"


I'm not sure if this will work or if you're interested in trying, but
when I installed Win 7 I found that Epson hadn't issued a Win 7
driver for my trusty 2450. Their website suggested trying a 3rd
party product, VueScan. It works perfectly. It isn't free but you can
try it for free. If it works it's cheaper than a new scanner...

I had the same problem with my Epson 2450 scanner (no 64-bit driver),
But after a bit of googling I found a fix which modifies the Epson 4490
scanner 64-bit driver. The 2450 appears in the guise of a 4490 machine
in Control Panel "Devices and Printers" on my Win7HPx64, but it now
works well with that OS.

 

[Ken Blake]

Color Lasers are cheaper than ink jets based om my personal experience.

My experience is the same as yours.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Same here. The main problem with multifunction devices is that if one
component fails, you have to replace all of them. That can make it
more expensive than separate units.

And of course, if you buy separate units, you can choose one
manufacturer's printer, and another's scanner, depending on what you
like best.


Same here. And inkjet nozzles easily clog, which is a pain.


Same here.


Same here (but I fax extremely seldom. It's been several years since I
last faxed).


My scanner is the Canon LiDE 60, which I like a lot. It's no longer
made, but it was inexpensive. If it failed and I needed a new one, I'd
buy another Canon.

OTOH, I have a multi-function printer that I've had for several years.
I'm ready to get a new printer, but this one *just won't die* :-(

Canon Pixma MX850.