Jerry
Canon have made available Vista drivers for scanners in the line up that
were not originally compatible..
www.canon.com will get you there..
"Jerry P" <alpha7878@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Yes Mark I fully understand your question. If the scanner works in windows
> photo gallery, then the inbox drivers are ok, you need to wait for scanner
> driver updates from HP !!!! Its the same problem I had with my Cannon.
> Good luck, HP is one of the slowest ones to update drivers.
> Jerry
>
>
> "Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi Jerry,
>>
>> I'm not trying to get the Canon scanner working. I'm trying to install
>> the
>> "HP Laserjet 1220 Scanner" drivers. These drivers exist in Vista for
>> scanners, but Vista wants to install only the printer drivers for the
>> Laserjet 1220. The 1220 is both a scanner and a printer, but Vista
>> refuses
>> to see the scanner side of the 1220.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mark
>>
>> "Jerry P" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Mark, Have you tried using the scanner in Windows Photo Gallery?
>>> Click
>>> File/Import from scanner or camera.
>>> If this works your in box drivers are installed and working. I had the
>>> same
>>> problem with my Canon MP 500.
>>> Jerry
>>>
>>> "Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:01DCEECA-4FF9-42E3-BCC0-033B9FDB0F43@microsoft.com...
>>> > Hi Mike,
>>> >
>>> > Thanks. However, I'm not really worried about getting the Canon
>>> > scanner
>>> > working. I'm more interested in a way to force Vista to use the "HP
>>> > Laserjet
>>> > 1220 Scanner" drivers for my HP (all-in-one Printer/Scanner). I just
>>> > used
>>> > the Canon as a convenient way to show that the Laserjet Scanner
>>> > drivers
>>> > actually exist in Vista since Vista only wants to install the printer
>>> > only
>>> > drivers for that device.
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> > Mark
>>> >
>>> > "Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Mark
>>> >>
>>> >> I have an aging Canon Lide 30, and the XP drivers and Canon Toolbox
>>> >> work
>>> >> in
>>> >> Vista.. have you tried installing from your original Canon CD?
>>> >>
>>> >> "Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> news:7286B025-C517-43F3-8D2A-86381A635C30@microsoft.com...
>>> >> > Hi Bruce,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Thanks for getting back to me.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I have another scanner attached to the same computer - a Canon
>>> >> > Canoscan
>>> >> > 4200F. There are no drivers available for this device yet, so it
>>> >> > shows
>>> >> > up
>>> >> > in
>>> >> > the device manager under an "Other devices" category.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > The following steps allow me to install the "Laserjet 1220 Scanner"
>>> >> > driver
>>> >> > for the Canon:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 1. Select "Update Driver Software" for the Canon scanner
>>> >> > 2. Select "Browse my computer for driver software"
>>> >> > 3. Select "Let my pick from a list of device drivers..."
>>> >> > 4. Select "Imaging Devices" from the "Device Type" menu.
>>> >> > 5. Select "Hewlett Packard" from the "Manufacturer" list.
>>> >> > 6. Select "HP Laserjet 1220 Scanner" from the "Model" list.
>>> >> > 7. Select "Next" - then press "Yes" in the "Update Driver Warning"
>>> >> > popup
>>> >> > window
>>> >> > 8. The HP Laserjet 1220 Scanner drivers are then installed for the
>>> >> > Canon -
>>> >> > of course, they don't work for the Canon...
>>> >> >
>>> >> > The "Driver File Details" window for the Canon scanner now includes
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > following driver files:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > C:\Windows\System32\Dot4Prt.sys
>>> >> > C:\Windows\System32\Dot4.sys
>>> >> > C:\Windows\System32\Dot4Scan.sys
>>> >> > C:\Windows\System32\ksthunk.sys
>>> >> > C:\Windows\System32\hpljbfig.sys
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Any help or ideas on this issue are much appreciated.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Regards,
>>> >> > Mark
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "Bruce Sanderson" wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> If you can say where (or how) you see a "Vista scanner driver for
>>> >> >> th
>>> >> >> 1220",
>>> >> >> I (or someone else) may be able figure out how to "install" it.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> I don't have an HP LaserJet1220, so I couldn't tell whether it
>>> >> >> works
>>> >> >> or
>>> >> >> not.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> --
>>> >> >> Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing
>>> >> >> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong
>>> >> >> question.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> "Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >> news:5C3B3390-0EA6-49DF-A22E-B38F92DCA98D@microsoft.com...
>>> >> >> > Hi Everyone,
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > I've got an HP Laserjet 1220 with the scanner attachment. It
>>> >> >> > installs
>>> >> >> > fine
>>> >> >> > in Vista Enterprise RTM as a printer, but not as a scanner.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > However, I noticed that there is also a Vista scanner driver for
>>> >> >> > the
>>> >> >> > 1220
>>> >> >> > that includes both the printer and scanner drivers for the 1220.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Is there any way that I can force the printer to use the scanner
>>> >> >> > version
>>> >> >> > of
>>> >> >> > the Vista driver when the driver wizard will only let me install
>>> >> >> > a
>>> >> >> > printer
>>> >> >> > driver for this device?
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > In other words, how can I reach the generic driver wizard that
>>> >> >> > allows
>>> >> >> > me
>>> >> >> > to
>>> >> >> > select the device type so that I can tell vista that this is a
>>> >> >> > scanner
>>> >> >> > instead of a printer?
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Thanks for your help.
>>> >> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>>
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