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I thought that Win XP SP1 addressed this issue. It certainly installs
a newer version of USBSCAN.SYS. "Griff" wrote in message ... Hi all I use two scanners in my machine both usb 1 and on xp home no problems at all one is cannon lide 30 and one epson (cant think of its model and i'm not at home right now ) also I take out epson and change it for black widow for special work still all OK Griff "david" wrote in message om... hi all, understood that XP doesn't suppot 2 USB scanners, unfortunately too late for me since I have already purchased the 2nd one and will need both, one for dedicated scanning and one for casual scanning and printing (all-in-one). I can currently plug and unplug the device and reboot to switch devices, does anyone have a workaround so that at least I don't have to reboot? I guess I can deal with the plug/unplug, but having to reboot every time is crazy. thanks david |
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This is an issue with Windows XP.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp -- CSM1 http://www.carlmcmillan.com -- "Randy Lane" wrote in message om... I have SP1 installed on a Win XP Pro PC. And yes, there is a newer version of USBSCAN.SYS in the Windows\System32\drivers folder. The new file is dated 08/29/2002, version # 5.1.2600.1106. The old file is dated 08/17/2001, version # 5.1.2600.0 But, I still have the same problem. Plug in a second USB scanner, and Device Manager flags it with a yellow marker. The status shows it cannot be attached because another device is already using the driver. (Tim) wrote in message . com... I thought that Win XP SP1 addressed this issue. It certainly installs a newer version of USBSCAN.SYS. "Griff" wrote in message ... Hi all I use two scanners in my machine both usb 1 and on xp home no problems at all one is cannon lide 30 and one epson (cant think of its model and i'm not at home right now ) also I take out epson and change it for black widow for special work still all OK Griff "david" wrote in message om... hi all, understood that XP doesn't suppot 2 USB scanners, unfortunately too late for me since I have already purchased the 2nd one and will need both, one for dedicated scanning and one for casual scanning and printing (all-in-one). I can currently plug and unplug the device and reboot to switch devices, does anyone have a workaround so that at least I don't have to reboot? I guess I can deal with the plug/unplug, but having to reboot every time is crazy. thanks david |
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I would like to buy a second scanner to use at my vacation home. Either the
Canon LiDE 30 or the 50 should be adequate for the simple scanning & copying that I need do there. I believe that my laptop has only USB 1.0 ports. The specs. for Canon LiDE 50 mention USB 2.0 connection. Is there a way for me to use the 50, or should I look for the model 30? Leora |
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On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:14:26 -0600, "Dick or Leora Timmers"
wrote: I would like to buy a second scanner to use at my vacation home. Either the Canon LiDE 30 or the 50 should be adequate for the simple scanning & copying that I need do there. I believe that my laptop has only USB 1.0 ports. The specs. for Canon LiDE 50 mention USB 2.0 connection. Is there a way for me to use the 50, or should I look for the model 30? i believe the USB 2.0 standard is backward compatible but you should confirm that with Canon. |
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"JeB" wrote in message ... On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:14:26 -0600, "Dick or Leora Timmers" wrote: I would like to buy a second scanner to use at my vacation home. Either the Canon LiDE 30 or the 50 should be adequate for the simple scanning & copying that I need do there. I believe that my laptop has only USB 1.0 ports. The specs. for Canon LiDE 50 mention USB 2.0 connection. Is there a way for me to use the 50, or should I look for the model 30? i believe the USB 2.0 standard is backward compatible but you should confirm that with Canon. I have a CanoScan D12 50 0U2F which I have had for nearly a year. The manual specifically states that it uses USB 2.0 or 1.1 but the scanning speed is 4.0 microseconds per line for color or grayscale with 2.0 but 16 microseconds for color and 8 microseconds for grayscale with 1.1. I suspect the major disadvantage of your USB port is that scanning will be slower. You might try looking at the instruction manual in a store. -- James V. Silverton Potomac, Maryland, USA |
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Thanks for the advice. I did a Google search and found a rather neat
sounding thing from Adaptec - a USB2connect for Notebooks. All kinds of technical info about it, and it is probably what I would need to take advantage of the faster USB 2.0 with my laptop. Some of the installation instructions do seem a bit ambitious for my limited computer fixing ability, but maybe not. They are certainly written clearly enough. Maybe I could just set a restore point, and go for it. But I did get the impression from their website that, except for a slower speed, I should be able to use USB 2.0 equipment with my ports, as you say. Leora "James Silverton" wrote in message ... "JeB" wrote in message ... On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:14:26 -0600, "Dick or Leora Timmers" wrote: I would like to buy a second scanner to use at my vacation home. Either the Canon LiDE 30 or the 50 should be adequate for the simple scanning & copying that I need do there. I believe that my laptop has only USB 1.0 ports. The specs. for Canon LiDE 50 mention USB 2.0 connection. Is there a way for me to use the 50, or should I look for the model 30? i believe the USB 2.0 standard is backward compatible but you should confirm that with Canon. I have a CanoScan D12 50 0U2F which I have had for nearly a year. The manual specifically states that it uses USB 2.0 or 1.1 but the scanning speed is 4.0 microseconds per line for color or grayscale with 2.0 but 16 microseconds for color and 8 microseconds for grayscale with 1.1. I suspect the major disadvantage of your USB port is that scanning will be slower. You might try looking at the instruction manual in a store. -- James V. Silverton Potomac, Maryland, USA |
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I found that the same problem exists with my Genius Colorpage Vivid III and
a new digital camera - Canon A70. It didn't happen with an old HP Photosmart 120 camera. I installed the A70 new XP driver 6.0.0.15- no change, because the camera still uses the usbscan.sys driver from Windows. You would think that either MS or Canon will come up with a better solution. However, I don't need to reboot . Just unplug one device wait a few seconds and connect the other. Still, this is one MAJOR bug. |
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