Re: Scanner&Burner
From: Billy (Billy_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/29/04
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Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:41:06 -0800
I got it! Un-installed and re-installed under admin. Also under Admin, I
right clicked on the scanner program and went into the properties. I set the
"user properties" to "full control" and re-booted to the user mode. Alas it
works. I can't tell you why it would not allow me to do that before the
re-install,I tried and it would not work. But it did this time.
"Billy" wrote:
> Its a Mustek 1200ub scanner. Yes, I have been to the manufactures web site
> and they offer no updated drivers. The driver dates are newer than the
> operating system so I can assume that it should work. All they offer for
> suppoert is a user forum and in that all I got was " Use the scanner in Admin
> if it works fine there". That sounds to me like a cop out. There has to be a
> way to allow the user to scan something without having to switch over to
> Admin. For now I'll just deal with the scanner and I'm sure the solution will
> also work with the CD burner. Thank you for your responses. If I figure this
> out on my own I'll post the solution.
>
> "Robert Moir" wrote:
>
> > Billy wrote:
> > > All the required software shows up and is in the user mode start
> > > menu, yet when I try to scan something I get an error message stating
> > > that the scanner is "un-plugged". The scanner is plugged in. After
> > > messing with it for hours,I attemped to (just as a long shot) to see
> > > if it would work in admin mode. Everything works as it should. A
> > > programmer freind of mine says its in the securities and permissions
> > > and is probably the same problem with the CD burner, yet I'm tired of
> > > waiting for him to help me fix it. I have just been switching over to
> > > admin to use them. No big deal I'm just sure that I shouldn't have to
> >
> > It's customary at this time to tell us which scanner and which CD burning
> > software it is that you're having trouble with. It helps a good deal when
> > fixing a problem to know as much as possible about what exactly the problem
> > is.
> >
> > Have you visited the manufacturers website for the scanner to see if they've
> > released updated drivers for the scanner or guidelines for using it in
> > windows 2000? It sounds like the drivers you have are not terribly well
> > written, or there is an important aspect of the installation that was
> > skipped when the scanner was set up.
> >
> > Same for the CD Burner software, these sorts of problems were common with
> > early releases of CD Burner software for Windows 2000 & XP but you'd expect
> > them to be sorted out with later versions; have you upgraded to the latest
> > available version of the burner software?
> >
> > --
> > --
> > Rob Moir, Microsoft MVP for servers & security
> > Website - http://www.robertmoir.co.uk
> > Virtual PC 2004 FAQ - http://www.robertmoir.co.uk/win/VirtualPC2004FAQ.html
> >
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> >
> >
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