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I used to have a HP Scanner, now I have a Cannon. When I open one of my applications
(PrintMaster 12) to make a small poster and I try to scan in the picture, it tries to
open my old HP scanner. It doesn't have any other choices. Can I get help
here?Thanks.
O.S. Windows 98se, Dell desktop, cable connection, 3.89 GB free. .Gin
 
[Crossposted to microsoft.public.win98.printing]

Uninstall the HP software then reinstall the Canon software (after making
certain it's Win98-compatible).
--
~PA Bear

W8N4U wrote:
> I used to have a HP Scanner, now I have a Cannon. When I open one of my
> applications (PrintMaster 12) to make a small poster and I try to scan in
> the picture, it tries to open my old HP scanner. It doesn't have any other
> choices. Can I get help here?Thanks.
> O.S. Windows 98se, Dell desktop, cable connection, 3.89 GB free. .Gin
 
I uninstalled the HP scanner software over a year ago. I have other HP software for
HP printer and photosmart. There is no HP scanner showing up in my computer,
scanners. What does show up is CanoScan Lide 70, CanoScan Lide 70 #2, CanoScan Lide
70 #3, and CanoScan Lide 70 #4. Under properties it says Device Ready \\.\MpUsbScn0.
for the first one ....under events it says CanoScan COPY Button and then it has a
check mark next to CanoScan Toolbox Ver 5.0. No checks in any of the other boxes.
Should I put check marks in HP PrecisionScan , etc. so that the Canon Toolbox will
open when HP is called for. Because the machine is not finding the HP
scanner.....it's not here or in my machine.
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eVTRh2Z0IHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> [Crossposted to microsoft.public.win98.printing]
>
> Uninstall the HP software then reinstall the Canon software (after making
> certain it's Win98-compatible).
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> W8N4U wrote:
> > I used to have a HP Scanner, now I have a Cannon. When I open one of my
> > applications (PrintMaster 12) to make a small poster and I try to scan in
> > the picture, it tries to open my old HP scanner. It doesn't have any other
> > choices. Can I get help here?Thanks.
> > O.S. Windows 98se, Dell desktop, cable connection, 3.89 GB free. .Gin
>
 
"W8N4U" <NOSPAM@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> I used to have a HP Scanner, now I have a Cannon. When I open one of my
applications
> (PrintMaster 12) to make a small poster and I try to scan in the picture,
it tries to
> open my old HP scanner. It doesn't have any other choices.

Fastest fix:
1. Uninstal Printmaster.
2. Use REGEDIT to locate and remove all keys to
Printmaster of HP hardware (that you do not have.)
3. Then reinstal Printmaster and configure it for
the Canon scanner.

We assume you have already installed Win98 device
drivers for the Canon scanner. The TWAIN driver
is essential for scanning, and perhaps Printmaster
recognizes only one (HP).

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
 
#2 and # 3 say "unavailable" , #4 seems to be a clone of CanoScan Lide 70, and says
it is "device ready", available. Should I remove # 2 and # 3. (These are under
scanners and camera's in the control panel) in case I wasn't clear. Thanks. Ginny


"W8N4U" <NOSPAM@nospam.com> wrote in message news:4859a542$0$11603$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> I uninstalled the HP scanner software over a year ago. I have other HP software for
> HP printer and photosmart. There is no HP scanner showing up in my computer,
> scanners. What does show up is CanoScan Lide 70, CanoScan Lide 70 #2, CanoScan Lide
> 70 #3, and CanoScan Lide 70 #4. Under properties it says Device Ready
\\.\MpUsbScn0.
> for the first one ....under events it says CanoScan COPY Button and then it has a
> check mark next to CanoScan Toolbox Ver 5.0. No checks in any of the other boxes.
> Should I put check marks in HP PrecisionScan , etc. so that the Canon Toolbox will
> open when HP is called for. Because the machine is not finding the HP
> scanner.....it's not here or in my machine.
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eVTRh2Z0IHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > [Crossposted to microsoft.public.win98.printing]
> >
> > Uninstall the HP software then reinstall the Canon software (after making
> > certain it's Win98-compatible).
> > --
> > ~PA Bear
> >
> > W8N4U wrote:
> > > I used to have a HP Scanner, now I have a Cannon. When I open one of my
> > > applications (PrintMaster 12) to make a small poster and I try to scan in
> > > the picture, it tries to open my old HP scanner. It doesn't have any other
> > > choices. Can I get help here?Thanks.
> > > O.S. Windows 98se, Dell desktop, cable connection, 3.89 GB free. .Gin
> >
>
>
 
"W8N4U" <NOSPAM@nospam.com> wrote in message
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| I uninstalled the HP scanner software over a year ago. I have other HP
software for
| HP printer and photosmart. There is no HP scanner showing up in my
computer,
| scanners. What does show up is CanoScan Lide 70, CanoScan Lide 70 #2,
CanoScan Lide
| 70 #3, and CanoScan Lide 70 #4. Under properties it says Device Ready
\\.\MpUsbScn0.
| for the first one ....under events it says CanoScan COPY Button and then
it has a
| check mark next to CanoScan Toolbox Ver 5.0. No checks in any of the other
boxes.

QUESTION: Was PrintMaster 12 part of the old HP scanner software package?

I'm not sure why you have multiple instances of CanonScan shown, unless
these were from previous installations or failed installations.
PA suggested uninstalling the software, which sounds reasonable, but you
might need to do the same for the PrintMaster software *IF it wasn't* part
of an HP scanner software suite. If it was, it MAY be branded to their
scanner. That might be possible to circumvent via installer INFs or
otherwise...

IF it *was not* an HP suite, then you may have an INI or other file which
needs modified for the PrintMaster application..

| Should I put check marks in HP PrecisionScan ,

Huh, where does this come from if you uninstalled the HP scanner. The Canon
should have come with its own software package [twain/scanning application].

| etc. so that the Canon Toolbox will
| open when HP is called for. Because the machine is not finding the HP
| scanner.....it's not here or in my machine.

It sounds or rather looks like you have registry entries and possible
software which need removed. HOW, is likely going to take uninstalling the
software, printer and scanner, starting in Safe Mode and removing left
overs, checking the registry for any old entries, and then re-installing.

It is also possible that win.ini and/or system.ini also contain old entries
for the HP scanner which need removed.

| "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
| news:eVTRh2Z0IHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
| > [Crossposted to microsoft.public.win98.printing]
| >
| > Uninstall the HP software then reinstall the Canon software (after
making
| > certain it's Win98-compatible).
| > --
| > ~PA Bear
| >
| > W8N4U wrote:
| > > I used to have a HP Scanner, now I have a Cannon. When I open one of
my
| > > applications (PrintMaster 12) to make a small poster and I try to scan
in
| > > the picture, it tries to open my old HP scanner. It doesn't have any
other
| > > choices. Can I get help here?Thanks.
| > > O.S. Windows 98se, Dell desktop, cable connection, 3.89 GB free.
..Gin
--
MEB
http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com
--
_________
 
Have you determined that the Canon scanner is Win98-compatible? Have you
contacted Canon Support?

W8N4U wrote:
> I uninstalled the HP scanner software over a year ago. I have other HP
> software for HP printer and photosmart. There is no HP scanner showing up
> in my computer, scanners. What does show up is CanoScan Lide 70, CanoScan
> Lide 70 #2, CanoScan Lide 70 #3, and CanoScan Lide 70 #4. Under properties
> it says Device Ready \\.\MpUsbScn0. for the first one ....under events it
> says CanoScan COPY Button and then it has a check mark next to CanoScan
> Toolbox Ver 5.0. No checks in any of the other boxes. Should I put check
> marks in HP PrecisionScan , etc. so that the Canon Toolbox will open when
> HP is called for. Because the machine is not finding the HP
> scanner.....it's not here or in my machine. "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
> <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eVTRh2Z0IHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> [Crossposted to microsoft.public.win98.printing]
>>
>> Uninstall the HP software then reinstall the Canon software (after making
>> certain it's Win98-compatible).
>> --
>> ~PA Bear
>>
>> W8N4U wrote:
>>> I used to have a HP Scanner, now I have a Cannon. When I open one of my
>>> applications (PrintMaster 12) to make a small poster and I try to scan
>>> in
>>> the picture, it tries to open my old HP scanner. It doesn't have any
>>> other
>>> choices. Can I get help here?Thanks.
>>> O.S. Windows 98se, Dell desktop, cable connection, 3.89 GB free. .Gin
 
I have a Canon 4200f scanner and the CanoScan Toolbox 4.6, so I'm not sure
how much of what follows would apply, but I think most of it would:

I always work through the Toolbox, which allows you to preview/crop the
image, set scan quality, and specify what app you want to link it to and
where you want to save it. You don't have to have any other program open. So
if I want a jpg scan I can link it through the toolbox dialog box to
Paintshop Pro, or Picassa, and save the image to desktop (or anywhere else).
For a pdf I can link it to Foxit and save it to desktop. If I want to
convert to text I can link to OmniPage SE2 (supplied on the Canon
installation disk) and save it to desktop.

I'm not familiar with Printmaster but I don't see how any operation
involving scanning couldn't be done in this way, and since you'd be starting
from the scanner itself, there should be no chance for confusion on the part
of Printmaster. If Printmaster has its own particular file type, the Toolbox
should allow you to set that up.

What you describe reminds me of what sometimes happens with conflicting mice
drivers that don't completely uninstall. The way I've dealt with that
(thanks to advice posted in this very newsgroup) is to start in safe mode
and go into device manager. The problem devices are shown with a yellow
question mark and it then becomes a simple matter to remove them. Don't know
if this would apply to your HP drivers but it would be simple to check.
Another possibility is that HP may have a supplemental uninstaller, similar
to what you need for Nero, Norton Acrobat Reader, and too many others.

W8N4U wrote:
> I uninstalled the HP scanner software over a year ago. I have other
> HP software for HP printer and photosmart. There is no HP scanner
> showing up in my computer, scanners. What does show up is CanoScan
> Lide 70, CanoScan Lide 70 #2, CanoScan Lide 70 #3, and CanoScan Lide
> 70 #4. Under properties it says Device Ready \\.\MpUsbScn0. for the
> first one ....under events it says CanoScan COPY Button and then it
> has a check mark next to CanoScan Toolbox Ver 5.0. No checks in any
> of the other boxes. Should I put check marks in HP PrecisionScan ,
> etc. so that the Canon Toolbox will open when HP is called for.
> Because the machine is not finding the HP scanner.....it's not here
> or in my machine. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in
> message news:eVTRh2Z0IHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> [Crossposted to microsoft.public.win98.printing]
>>
>> Uninstall the HP software then reinstall the Canon software (after
>> making
>> certain it's Win98-compatible).
>> --
>> ~PA Bear
>>
>> W8N4U wrote:
>>> I used to have a HP Scanner, now I have a Cannon. When I open one
>>> of my applications (PrintMaster 12) to make a small poster and I
>>> try to scan in
>>> the picture, it tries to open my old HP scanner. It doesn't have
>>> any other choices. Can I get help here?Thanks.
>>> O.S. Windows 98se, Dell desktop, cable connection, 3.89 GB free.
>>> .Gin
 
Issue resolved by a careful cleanup of Device Manager in Safe Mode. Once the
left-over HP scanner and it's supporting junk was removed, along with a lot
of other obsolete and/or seriously duplicated devices, as per usual), and
along with all the copies of the Canon scanner, the Canon got reinstalled
during restart and Printmaster was able to properly interpret things.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"W8N4U" <NOSPAM@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:48599428$0$11626$607ed4bc@cv.net...
>I used to have a HP Scanner, now I have a Cannon. When I open one of my
>applications
> (PrintMaster 12) to make a small poster and I try to scan in the picture,
> it tries to
> open my old HP scanner. It doesn't have any other choices. Can I get help
> here?Thanks.
> O.S. Windows 98se, Dell desktop, cable connection, 3.89 GB free. .Gin
>
>
 
Thank you everyone for your help. Ginny

"Issue resolved by a careful cleanup of Device Manager in Safe Mode. Once the
left-over HP scanner and it's supporting junk was removed, along with a lot
of other obsolete and/or seriously duplicated devices, as per usual), and
along with all the copies of the Canon scanner, the Canon got reinstalled
during restart and Printmaster was able to properly interpret things.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"W8N4U" <NOSPAM@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:48599428$0$11626$607ed4bc@cv.net...
>I used to have a HP Scanner, now I have a Cannon. When I open one of my
>applications
> (PrintMaster 12) to make a small poster and I try to scan in the picture,
> it tries to
> open my old HP scanner. It doesn't have any other choices. Can I get help
> here?Thanks.
> O.S. Windows 98se, Dell desktop, cable connection, 3.89 GB free. .Gin
>
>



"Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message
news:OYZyNjb0IHA.3920@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I have a Canon 4200f scanner and the CanoScan Toolbox 4.6, so I'm not sure
> how much of what follows would apply, but I think most of it would:
>
> I always work through the Toolbox, which allows you to preview/crop the
> image, set scan quality, and specify what app you want to link it to and
> where you want to save it. You don't have to have any other program open. So
> if I want a jpg scan I can link it through the toolbox dialog box to
> Paintshop Pro, or Picassa, and save the image to desktop (or anywhere else).
> For a pdf I can link it to Foxit and save it to desktop. If I want to
> convert to text I can link to OmniPage SE2 (supplied on the Canon
> installation disk) and save it to desktop.
>
> I'm not familiar with Printmaster but I don't see how any operation
> involving scanning couldn't be done in this way, and since you'd be starting
> from the scanner itself, there should be no chance for confusion on the part
> of Printmaster. If Printmaster has its own particular file type, the Toolbox
> should allow you to set that up.
>
> What you describe reminds me of what sometimes happens with conflicting mice
> drivers that don't completely uninstall. The way I've dealt with that
> (thanks to advice posted in this very newsgroup) is to start in safe mode
> and go into device manager. The problem devices are shown with a yellow
> question mark and it then becomes a simple matter to remove them. Don't know
> if this would apply to your HP drivers but it would be simple to check.
> Another possibility is that HP may have a supplemental uninstaller, similar
> to what you need for Nero, Norton Acrobat Reader, and too many others.
>
> W8N4U wrote:
> > I uninstalled the HP scanner software over a year ago. I have other
> > HP software for HP printer and photosmart. There is no HP scanner
> > showing up in my computer, scanners. What does show up is CanoScan
> > Lide 70, CanoScan Lide 70 #2, CanoScan Lide 70 #3, and CanoScan Lide
> > 70 #4. Under properties it says Device Ready \\.\MpUsbScn0. for the
> > first one ....under events it says CanoScan COPY Button and then it
> > has a check mark next to CanoScan Toolbox Ver 5.0. No checks in any
> > of the other boxes. Should I put check marks in HP PrecisionScan ,
> > etc. so that the Canon Toolbox will open when HP is called for.
> > Because the machine is not finding the HP scanner.....it's not here
> > or in my machine. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in
> > message news:eVTRh2Z0IHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> [Crossposted to microsoft.public.win98.printing]
> >>
> >> Uninstall the HP software then reinstall the Canon software (after
> >> making
> >> certain it's Win98-compatible).
> >> --
> >> ~PA Bear
> >>
> >> W8N4U wrote:
> >>> I used to have a HP Scanner, now I have a Cannon. When I open one
> >>> of my applications (PrintMaster 12) to make a small poster and I
> >>> try to scan in
> >>> the picture, it tries to open my old HP scanner. It doesn't have
> >>> any other choices. Can I get help here?Thanks.
> >>> O.S. Windows 98se, Dell desktop, cable connection, 3.89 GB free.
> >>> .Gin
>
>
 
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