Windows 7 and Canon LIDE scanner problem

mwd234

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?

Shimrod

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

Have you tried a generic twain driver?

you wont have the driver specific 'tools' but you should be able to scan?

KillerWatt

Use the Vista driver, available from the Canon website

JasX

KillerWatt wrote: »

Use the Vista driver, available from the Canon website

+1 vote for this

deanos

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

Thanks to everyone for their replies. Especially to Deanos who helped me through the Vuescan installation. Scanner is working now.