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Old 10-07-2008   #1 (permalink)
the granter of sina


 
 

Re: vista couldnt have it worse!!!!

photo editing software is abundant all over the internet... lots of freeware
too

I never install the crap that scanners bundle with the drivers... cheesy bad
quality software if you ask me!




"Warren DesJardins" <bobwire@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "the granter of sina" <granter@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> im not sure If this applies to you but some have been able to make their
>> scanners work using a software called:
>> vuscan
>>
>> http://www.hamrick.com/vsm.html
>>
>
> This is total crap. I bought it for $40 and it's the worst software I ever
> used. The scanner works but the photo editing software is almost useless.
> We would have to burn the scanned pics to RW-CDs and download them to the
> old XP machine to use AdobePhotoDeluxe. We moved the scanner back to the
> back office and kissed the $40 goodbye - thanks to Vista. Good money after
> bad.
>
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>> "Warren DesJardins" <bobwire@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:48e8339e@xxxxxx-privat.org...
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>>> "Vista Cabal" <vista_cabal@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:OjH9ItmJJHA.6004@xxxxxx
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>>>> "Warren DesJardins" <bobwire@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:48e7c318@xxxxxx-privat.org...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Vista Cabal" <vista_cabal@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OJ6odihJJHA.3460@xxxxxx
>>>>
>>>> And just WHAT Vista drivers do I download so my Epsom Scanner and Photo
>>>> Editing and printing programs work?
>>>>
>>>> Did you take it up with Epsom? What did they say?
>>>
>>> There is nothing on their site to make their 1200u Perfecion scanner
>>> work with Vista. See:
>>>
>>> http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/s...atform=Windows
>>>
>>> There are no email addresses there I could find to contact anyone about
>>> a driver not on their website. How can I get my scanner and it's
>>> software to work on Vista Home Premium?
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> How is it made compatible with scanners and printers and editing
>>>>> software?
>>>>
>>>> Let me print something... Now I shall scan something.... Don't know the
>>>> how and why of compatiblity, must be something to do with the driver.
>>>
>>> Of course! And there are no drivers I can find to make my Epson or HP
>>> printing software work with Vista.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Not everyone is a geek or computerliterate like those who hang out on
>>>>> NGs like this, or who write software programs. Why didn't you tell
>>>>> him, us, what Vista drivers are needed to make older perf's work? How
>>>>> about the MS URL where we can find them?
>>>
>>>> Enter the specific perfs in Google, and seek. Such a list would wrap
>>>> around the Equator, then would you read it?
>>>> What did MS say about the URL where to find them?
>>>
>>> How can I get that information? Google didn't bring up any MS sites that
>>> covered my scanner or HP printing software.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> - Vista Cabal.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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