connecting an Epson Expression to a Windows PC

I have an Epson Expression 1640XL scanner, connected to a Windows XP PC
by a USB cable. I like using the Epson software, and want to continue
using it.

If ever I unplug the USB cable and plug it in again, the Epson software
stops working If I try to use it, it says "Epson Scan cannot be
started". I know that everything is still working, because I can still
drive the scanner via Windows' Settings - Control-Panel - Scanners and
Cameras. But toget the Epson software to work again, I have to do the
following, in the right order:
uninstall the Epson software
delete the Epson software
uninstall the scanner driver
unplug the USB cable
power down the PC
switch off the scanner
and then, in the right order:
download the Epson software
install the Epson software
install the scanner driver
plug in the USB cable
boot the PC
switch on the scanner

By the time I have done all this, maybe half a dozen times to find the
right order of moves, I am in a bad mood, and forget to right down what
the right order was. So, my questions:

Does anyone know what the right order of moves is?
Or better, is there a way to bypass this entire procedure, and tell the
Epson software to stop whinging and just do its job?

Nick
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Nick Wedd

"Nick Wedd" wrote in message
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I have an Epson Expression 1640XL scanner, connected to a Windows XP PC
by a USB cable. I like using the Epson software, and want to continue
using it.

If ever I unplug the USB cable and plug it in again, the Epson software
stops working If I try to use it, it says "Epson Scan cannot be
started". I know that everything is still working, because I can still
drive the scanner via Windows' Settings - Control-Panel - Scanners and
Cameras. But toget the Epson software to work again, I have to do the
following, in the right order:
uninstall the Epson software
delete the Epson software
uninstall the scanner driver
unplug the USB cable
power down the PC
switch off the scanner
and then, in the right order:
download the Epson software
install the Epson software
install the scanner driver
plug in the USB cable
boot the PC
switch on the scanner

By the time I have done all this, maybe half a dozen times to find the
right order of moves, I am in a bad mood, and forget to right down what
the right order was. So, my questions:

Does anyone know what the right order of moves is?
Or better, is there a way to bypass this entire procedure, and tell the
Epson software to stop whinging and just do its job?

Nick
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Nick Wedd

I assume that if you unplug the USB cable from the scanner, you have not
tried just plugging the scanner back in and rebooting the computer.

USB is supposed to be hot swappable, but that is not necessarily so.

Have you upgraded the software to the latest from Epson for Windows XP?
http://esupport.epson-europe.com/Sup...aspx?lng=en-GB

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I assume that if you unplug the USB cable from the scanner, you have not
tried just plugging the scanner back in and rebooting the computer.

Yes, that was one of the things I tried. It didn't work.

USB is supposed to be hot swappable, but that is not necessarily so.

Have you upgraded the software to the latest from Epson for Windows XP?
http://esupport.epson-europe.com/Sup...aspx?lng=en-GB

Yes, I did. But it seems that that was my mistake. My son has now got
it all working smoothly for me - he started by deleting the latest
version of the software, and reinstalling the version that came on the
CD with the scanner, a couple of years ago. Now I can unplug and
reconnect the USB connection, and everything just carries on working.

Nick
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Nick Wedd