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| Thread ID: 113787 | 2010-11-03 23:33:00 | XP Explorer, directory and scanner issues | allanl (1957) | Press F1 |
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| 1150165 | 2010-11-03 23:33:00 | I recently upgraded a AMD cpu in a machine from a single core to a dual core. I manually changed the drivers for the cpu and the cpu and OS (XP SP3) are performing as they should for a dual core. However now when I open Explorer to browse files, it takes forever to bring up the directory window. The same happens if I open control panel. Once the dir loads its ok but initially it can take up to a minute for the dir to appear. This also happens for any program that opens a dir window, eg Word and saving a file to disk. Another side effect of the cpu change was the loss of the scanner driver. I go into scanners and cameras, select add an imaging device, follow the prompts (the correct driver is there in the menu list), XP completes the installation and then nothing - no entry for the scanner appears in the folder. Can anyone help? Trying to avoid a complete reinstall as it will take me days given all the custom stuff that is installed on this machine. |
allanl (1957) | ||
| 1150166 | 2010-11-03 23:35:00 | Install the drivers then plug the scanner in. Then use a program to scan whatever with. Does the BIOS thats on this support the CPU you installed? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1150167 | 2010-11-03 23:52:00 | I've unplugged the scanner, installed the drivers, installation completes successfully. I plug the scanner back in (network based) and nothing can be found (it's not the network because I can print to it from this machine and scan print from other machines). Yes, the bios supports dual core cpus and running cpu tests shows both cores working correctly. |
allanl (1957) | ||
| 1150168 | 2010-11-03 23:58:00 | So its an MFC (printer and scanner), and its not connected to this computer. But the other computers can print to it and can access the scanner? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1150169 | 2010-11-04 00:09:00 | Yes, a brother MFC 640CN, connected to the LAN. All other machines on the LAN can print and scan to it. This machine can print to it but cannot scan to it. It used to be able to print and scan to it but lost the scanning ability when the cpu change occurred. |
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