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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hardware drivers need to be OS specific, and a lot of older scanners have become boat anchors. Anyone want a Canon DR-5080C I have several that are looking for a good home.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> There are a variety of older scanners that do not provide driver software for the more current OS’s and any workaround is going to be a recipie for disaster. Scanners like the 5100 were actually not truly TWAIN comliant in the first place and were end of lifed in 2006-2007 and that needs to be taken into account when you spend time and energy to try to develop a work-around. The on only reliable and viable solution in maintain this equipment is to keep and XP Pro box up and running. That is what we have had to do to maintain or older scanners, they work great but you have to make some trade-offs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ron Stewart<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Technology Advisor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>AHEAD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul E. Paire<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 23, 2012 6:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Athen] HP ScanJet 5100 C scanner driver :-)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>All the docs I’ve found point to this not being compatible with Vista/7: <a href="http://hpanswers.blogspot.com/2010/02/hp-scanjet-scanners-windows-7-drivers.html">http://hpanswers.blogspot.com/2010/02/hp-scanjet-scanners-windows-7-drivers.html</a> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/Details.aspx?type=Hardware&p=HP%20Scanjet%205100c%20Scanner&v=HP&uid=C5197A&l=en-US&pf=3&pi=6&c=Printers%20%26%20Scanners&sc=Scanners&os=32-bit">http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/Details.aspx?type=Hardware&p=HP%20Scanjet%205100c%20Scanner&v=HP&uid=C5197A&l=en-US&pf=3&pi=6&c=Printers%20%26%20Scanners&sc=Scanners&os=32-bit</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>From the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/HP-ScanJet-5100C-Flatbed-parallel/dp/B00066G8W2">Amazon review</a> “</span><span class=st>Buyer Beware. There are no drivers available for using this scanner with Windows Vista or Win 7. If you need a boat anchor, it's fine, but that's all its good for.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=st><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=st>However, I assume you knew this since you asked if anyone had created custom drivers for it. Sorry, wasn’t able to find any of those either.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’ve also seen people suggest trying Windows XP Compatibility mode, but people didn’t have luck with that either. (But this is probably because the drivers were originally written for 95/98/NT and then patch it up to XP - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfiLtWbEFM4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfiLtWbEFM4</a> ) maybe you could try it with a Virtual XP instance. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Another thing you could try is using VueScan from <a href="http://www.hamrick.com/">http://www.hamrick.com/</a> which supposedly uses its own drivers (caveat emptor I’ve never used it, but just read about it on a forum post). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>-Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu]">[mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kenneth Elkind<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 22, 2012 4:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Athen] HP ScanJet 5100 C scanner driver :-)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I should have given you more details, the new computer is three years old running on Windows 732 bit the scanner is currently using a LPT one port however it could purchase a SCSI converter cable USB.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kenneth Elkind<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(617) 287- 5243<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Kenneth.elkind@umb.edu">Kenneth.elkind@umb.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Skype User Number: adaptiveumb<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"'>Adaptive Computer Lab<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Maximizing Learning Potential<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Learn about the <a href="http://www.umb.edu/it/getting_services/computer_labs/adaptive_computer_lab/">Adaptive Computer Lab</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>