Vista - Accessing a PnP scanner from a second computer

Hi,

I have a home network and one of the computers has a scanner attached. I
can't find a way to access this scanner from my other computers. Is there a
way to 'see' and use this scanner from the other computers, especially my
system admin machine?

I am using XP with full updates.

Thanks in advance,

--
Wal

Hi,

Scanners designed for the home user have never been supported in this way.
You'd need a scanner that supports being networked, and you'll find that
they are significantly more expensive.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Wally3178" <Wally3178@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9DDF3B8E-C739-481B-8064-F17B88677DE0@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a home network and one of the computers has a scanner attached. I
> can't find a way to access this scanner from my other computers. Is
> there a
> way to 'see' and use this scanner from the other computers, especially my
> system admin machine?
>
> I am using XP with full updates.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> --
> Wal

Thank you Rick. Although not the answer I wanted it was the answer I
expected; looks as if its time for a new scanner. BTW, I apologise for
posting in the wrong newsgroup, I didn't realise until after I had sent the
post.

Cheers and thanks again,
--
Wal


"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Scanners designed for the home user have never been supported in this way.
> You'd need a scanner that supports being networked, and you'll find that
> they are significantly more expensive.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Wally3178" <Wally3178@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9DDF3B8E-C739-481B-8064-F17B88677DE0@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a home network and one of the computers has a scanner attached. I
> > can't find a way to access this scanner from my other computers. Is
> > there a
> > way to 'see' and use this scanner from the other computers, especially my
> > system admin machine?
> >
> > I am using XP with full updates.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > --
> > Wal
>
>

Don't need a new scanner...U se Capturix Scan Share software to share my
scanner....


there is another one called remote scanner....


"Wally3178" <Wally3178@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F433965A-0421-46C8-9A7A-A1D8F58909CF@microsoft.com...
> Thank you Rick. Although not the answer I wanted it was the answer I
> expected; looks as if its time for a new scanner. BTW, I apologise for
> posting in the wrong newsgroup, I didn't realise until after I had sent
> the
> post.
>
> Cheers and thanks again,
> --
> Wal
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Scanners designed for the home user have never been supported in this
>> way.
>> You'd need a scanner that supports being networked, and you'll find that
>> they are significantly more expensive.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Wally3178" <Wally3178@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9DDF3B8E-C739-481B-8064-F17B88677DE0@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have a home network and one of the computers has a scanner attached.
>> > I
>> > can't find a way to access this scanner from my other computers. Is
>> > there a
>> > way to 'see' and use this scanner from the other computers, especially
>> > my
>> > system admin machine?
>> >
>> > I am using XP with full updates.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> >
>> > --
>> > Wal
>>
>>

Scanner software has to support that....scanners do not just share like a
printer...would be nice if they did

The vendor has to have software that specifically is made for sharing the
scanner. For example I have an HP Photosmart 6150C which allows this
sharing you are mentioning. I have a few other scanners from the past that
don't....it's all software that comes with the scanner.

What model scanner you have?

Jeff


"Wally3178" <Wally3178@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9DDF3B8E-C739-481B-8064-F17B88677DE0@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a home network and one of the computers has a scanner attached. I
> can't find a way to access this scanner from my other computers. Is
> there a
> way to 'see' and use this scanner from the other computers, especially my
> system admin machine?
>
> I am using XP with full updates.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> --
> Wal