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Re: [OM] New OS vs Old Hardware

Subject: Re: [OM] New OS vs Old Hardware
From: Rand E <rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:18:06 -0500
Sorry Chuck, it's a USB device

Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Is this a USB or SCSI device.  I'm curious about whether there's any 
> SCSI support in Win 7.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Rand E wrote:
>   
>>   I recently upgraded my computer to Win 7 64-bit.  In general there 
>> were no problems with programs or drivers - In General.
>> My one major problem was the driver for my Minolta Scan Dual II 
>> slide/film scanner, results as follows:
>>   First of all, the original driver is not acceptable by my new OS, just 
>> won't work.  I had bad thoughts like new scanner required.
>>   Minolta no longer owns that segment of the business, so no support 
>> from them.
>>   New owner didn't make it and has no intention of supporting it.
>> I now was faced with the possibility of having to retrograde my OS just 
>> to scan my slides.  Having a second OS just to run one program didn't 
>> seem attractive to me.
>>
>>   I noticed, on an old trial copy of Vuescan, that I had noted that it 
>> had it's own driver.  I went to the Vuescan site and downloaded a trial 
>> version of the latest program.
>> My problem is now solved, the included driver works fine in Win7 64-bit.
>> Rand E
>>     
>>     
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