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Thread ID: 41289 2004-01-06 00:45:00 USB Scanner not working with Win98 SE forrest44 (754) Press F1
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205571 2004-01-06 00:45:00 I have this USB scanner (an Acer Brisa 320U I think) and can't get it to work under windows 98. When I try to scan stuff, the MiraScan splash screen appears and then this dialouge box pops up saying the scanner can't be found, check cable is in properly.

Its not a problem with the cable: when I unplug it or plug it in an egg timer (on the cursur) appears for 1/2 a second.

It has worked on and off before in win 98 though.

Is this a known glitch with windows 98 se or is it something else?
If win98 is mucking things up, is there a patch I can download anywhere??

Cheers
Forrest44.
forrest44 (754)
205572 2004-01-06 00:54:00 try http://www.windowsupdate.com Megaman (344)
205573 2004-01-06 06:17:00 start, run, type "stimon"
that starts the still image monitor. Also make sure the scanner is plugged into the wall and turned on! I reformatted and reinstalled to get my scanner working, only to find that I hadn't plugged the bloody thing in to the wall! After that I had problems, until I started stimon, then it worked fine.
hope this helps
-wilky
Wilky (776)
205574 2004-01-08 00:08:00 Thanks a million

Works really good now

Cheers
forrest44 (754)
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