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| | Vista keeps asking for driver for scanner I got a new Canon Lide600f scanner, and loaded the drivers. Said that the drivers wouldnt work, go to canon.com, did, got drivers, loaded, working.... Now - every time I boot up Vista demands drivers for "unknown device" I try to select "do not do this again", or whatever the bottom one is, but it wont. It just crashes and I have to close it the long way round. How to get it to stop ? |
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| | Re: Vista keeps asking for driver for scanner Disconnect the scanner. Go to the Canon website, download the uninstall utility... clean up all the remains of all Canon scanner software. Reboot the PC. Does the error still appear...? Hopefully not. Now install the drivers and don't connect the scanner until the software asks for it. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "Phil" <philk001@gmail.com> wrote in message news:97F85999-666D-46D0-8D02-5F0789AC89BC@microsoft.com... >I got a new Canon Lide600f scanner, and loaded the drivers. Said that the >drivers wouldnt work, go to canon.com, did, got drivers, loaded, >working.... > Now - every time I boot up Vista demands drivers for "unknown device" I > try to select "do not do this again", or whatever the bottom one is, but > it wont. It just crashes and I have to close it the long way round. How to > get it to stop ? |
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| | Re: Vista keeps asking for driver for scanner Couldn't find ANY "uninstall utility" on Canon.co.uk But will try uninstalling anyway. "Cari (MS-MVP)" <NewsGroups@coribright.com> wrote in message news:OCuFF1DYHHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Disconnect the scanner. Go to the Canon website, download the uninstall > utility... clean up all the remains of all Canon scanner software. > > Reboot the PC. > > Does the error still appear...? Hopefully not. > > Now install the drivers and don't connect the scanner until the software > asks for it. > -- > Cari (MS-MVP) > Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging > http://www.coribright.com/windows > > "Phil" <philk001@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:97F85999-666D-46D0-8D02-5F0789AC89BC@microsoft.com... >>I got a new Canon Lide600f scanner, and loaded the drivers. Said that the >>drivers wouldnt work, go to canon.com, did, got drivers, loaded, >>working.... >> Now - every time I boot up Vista demands drivers for "unknown device" I >> try to select "do not do this again", or whatever the bottom one is, but >> it wont. It just crashes and I have to close it the long way round. How >> to get it to stop ? > |
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| | Re: Vista keeps asking for driver for scanner OK. Tried that, and I believe it ISN'T the Canon after all but a small 4-port usb hub I bought thats causing the irritation. Only I dont know its home page, or how to get THAT to install - meanwhile its running fine. So, is there a way to get Vista to accept that ? It wont allow me to tell it to ignore it next time either. "Phil" <philk001@gmail.com> wrote in message news:A31BD3E6-1D89-4391-A98E-7F83DEE3795A@microsoft.com... > Couldn't find ANY "uninstall utility" on Canon.co.uk > But will try uninstalling anyway. > > > > "Cari (MS-MVP)" <NewsGroups@coribright.com> wrote in message > news:OCuFF1DYHHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Disconnect the scanner. Go to the Canon website, download the uninstall >> utility... clean up all the remains of all Canon scanner software. >> >> Reboot the PC. >> >> Does the error still appear...? Hopefully not. >> >> Now install the drivers and don't connect the scanner until the software >> asks for it. >> -- >> Cari (MS-MVP) >> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging >> http://www.coribright.com/windows >> >> "Phil" <philk001@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:97F85999-666D-46D0-8D02-5F0789AC89BC@microsoft.com... >>>I got a new Canon Lide600f scanner, and loaded the drivers. Said that the >>>drivers wouldnt work, go to canon.com, did, got drivers, loaded, >>>working.... >>> Now - every time I boot up Vista demands drivers for "unknown device" I >>> try to select "do not do this again", or whatever the bottom one is, but >>> it wont. It just crashes and I have to close it the long way round. How >>> to get it to stop ? >> > |
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| | Re: Vista keeps asking for driver for scanner Phil wrote: > OK. > Tried that, and I believe it ISN'T the Canon after all but a small > 4-port usb hub I bought thats causing the irritation. > Only I dont know its home page, or how to get THAT to install - > meanwhile its running fine... Not sure what you mean by 'it'. From reading other posts about USB devices I understand that not all USB devices work correctly in Vista, even though they should (in theory). I've seen others with USB hubs which don't work for reasons that are not known. Perhaps buying a different brand of USB hub will fix your problem, but it's a gamble. Best to buy from a store that will let you return things if they don't work. Then keep trying until you buy one that works with Vista. Then post your results here ) |
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| | Re: Vista keeps asking for driver for scanner "Don" <don195702@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:uJ1iWgRYHHA.4440@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Phil wrote: >> OK. >> Tried that, and I believe it ISN'T the Canon after all but a small >> 4-port usb hub I bought thats causing the irritation. >> Only I dont know its home page, or how to get THAT to install - >> meanwhile its running fine... > > Not sure what you mean by 'it'. From reading other posts about USB > devices I understand that not all USB devices work correctly in Vista, > even though they should (in theory). > > I've seen others with USB hubs which don't work for reasons that are > not known. Perhaps buying a different brand of USB hub will fix your > problem, but it's a gamble. Best to buy from a store that will let > you return things if they don't work. Then keep trying until you > buy one that works with Vista. Then post your results here )Oh, it works OK. I noticed in device manager that theres TWO - but the thing is, there ISN'T. I deleted one, and it came straight back on reboot. |
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| | Re: Vista keeps asking for driver for scanner Phil wrote: > > "Don" <don195702@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:uJ1iWgRYHHA.4440@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> I've seen others with USB hubs which don't work for reasons that are >> not known... > Oh, it works OK. > I noticed in device manager that theres TWO - but the thing is, there > ISN'T. > I deleted one, and it came straight back on reboot. Did you unplug the USB hub before deleting the device? Or at least unplug it before rebooting? |
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