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Windows 7 and Canon LIDE scanner problem

mwd234
mwd234 Posts: 21 Forumite
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I got a new PC recently which has Windows 7. My Canon LIDE30 scanner no longer works as windows could not find a driver for it. It worked OK with XP on my old PC. Canon say they do not have a driver and will not be developing one. Is there any way I can get a driver or has changing to windows7 made the scanner obsolete?

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  • Shimrod
    Shimrod Posts: 1,187 Forumite
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    have a look at Vuescan http://www.hamrick.com/ I've had a similar problem with a Nikon scanner - Vuescan has a number of its own drivers which got me around my problem. It has a free trial version so you can check it works first.
  • homerjh
    homerjh Posts: 20 Forumite
    Have you tried a generic twain driver?

    you wont have the driver specific 'tools' but you should be able to scan?
  • KillerWatt
    KillerWatt Posts: 1,655 Forumite
    Use the Vista driver, available from the Canon website
    Remember kids, it's the volts that jolt and the mills that kill.
  • JasX
    JasX Posts: 3,996 Forumite
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    KillerWatt wrote: »
    Use the Vista driver, available from the Canon website

    +1 vote for this
  • deanos
    deanos Posts: 11,241 Forumite
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    The vista driver does not work i had the same problem with the same scanner , i now use a program called Vue Scan as mentioned and it works fine now, you can get it for free if you know where to look
  • mwd234
    mwd234 Posts: 21 Forumite
    Thanks to everyone for their replies. Especially to Deanos who helped me through the Vuescan installation. Scanner is working now.
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