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Scanning to PC? [closed]

I have this older multifunction device Xerox Workcentre 5655. However, I have no ability to scan from my PC or to acquire scanned images on PC. Xerox offers PC to Desktop, but it is commercial ...
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What consumer scanner software is available to do bulk scan of documents? [closed]

I have a brother all in one Laser printer/scanner that has a sheet feeder. I also have stacks of documents that I would like to scan to PDFs. I am also lazy. What I am looking for is scanner software ...
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Is there an alternative driver for canon scanner 3000F on windows 7 x64?

My good old scanner is a Canon Canoscan 3000F. It seems to be lacking a 64 bit driver on windows, or so it seems when I check Canon's site. I tried Vuescan, which provides alternative drivers for old ...
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Remotely connect to USB scanner via LogMeIn or similar service

Is it possible to connect a USB scanner (Fujitsu ScanSnap) to a Windows machine and through LogMeIn or similar remote desktop apps/services be able to send the scanner connection to the remote ...
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How do I bring a stuck scanner back to life?

I was scanning a bunch of papers and had scanned several of them when it happened. The SimpleScan program that I used just died (the window disappeared). The scanner stopped it the middle of the ...
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Can the HP Officejet Pro 8600 scan to PDF without being hooked up to a computer?

I'm looking at buying an HP Officejet 8600. Can the HP Officejet Pro 8600 scan to PDF without being hooked up to a computer? Will I be able to pop in a flash drive and hit scan, and then run off.
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Scanning a document: device not ready error

I recently bought a Samsung SCX-4623F Printer-Copier-Scanner-Fax machine. Printing and copying work fine, but I have been unable to scan anything with it. The device is connected to a PC running ...
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Web crawler - scan and map website and log all links that have “particular-string” in them

Is there a tool that would scan a website and log all links that have a particular string in them? I see Teleport Pro, but it seems like it does make a copy of the site, but I only need links.
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Flatbed Document Scanner

I have a flatbed scanner hooked up to my older WinXP machine. When I hit the scan button it brings up the prompt asking to what program I want to run. Is there a registry edit, program that will allow ...
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Scan multiple images at once to Paint.Net or any program?

I have a scanner/faxer capable of scanning multiple papers at once, but I can't scan more than one at a time into Paint.Net. Is there a way to scan multiple pages into a program?
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What should I look for in optical/hardware resolution when buying a scanner?

I'm debating between these two scanners: Canon CanoScan LiDE 110 Flatbed Colour Scanner 2400DPI 48/24BIT USB2.0 Epson Perfection V33 Flatbed Scanner USB2.0 9600X4800DPI I've got some old family ...
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How to use Canon iR2018 scanner in CentOS

SANE project does not offer driver, nor Canon. Is there any other generic scanning alternative to use scanner in iR2018? I need only basic scanning options, without preview even.
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Why won't any button in MF Toolbox (scanning software for Canon MF3010) do anything?

I just bought a Canon MF3010 laser printer/scanner. The printer's great, but I can't get it to scan using the MF Toolbox software (which is the only way to scan to pdf format, I believe). It will ...
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printer/scanner driver for HP PSC 1210 on Windows XP?

I'm selling our HP PSC 1210 printer/scanner to a colleague at work. She tried using it on a work computer running Windows XP, and after downloading a printer driver, can't seem to get the scanner to ...
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How to add a printer in Windows CE Handheld PC

I am trying to add and print to a laser printer from my hand held scanner which have windows CE Anybody know good tutorial to setup a printer in hand held scanner. I am looking asome tutorials like ...
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Canon iR2018 login not working [closed]

Today i've impulsively configured my multiservice printer with user account. Now I can't login. When I powered off then powered on it requires username and password. In manual, there is a password ...
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Issue with CanoScan and Chakra/Arch Linux

I'm trying to get my CanoScan LiDe 220 to work in Arch Linux based distro Chakra. I have used the scanner successfully under Linux Mint Katya. sane-find-scanner gives found USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9 ...
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Epson Artisan 725 scanner - does not work over 600dpi

Epson Artisan 725 scanner works fine up to and including 600 dpi. Scans over 600 dpi (1200 etc) fail with 'communication error' from scanner. Works fine at all resolutions with Windows 7 (Virtualbox) ...
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Use scanner connected to router's printer port (USB)

I have the HP printer/scanner (DeskJet 2050 All-in-one) an wireless router D-Link Dir 320 with printer port (USB). So I connected the printer to this port, and can print form all computers at home. ...
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Looking for Lexmark X422 MFP scanner software

I've got a Lexmark X422 printer and I'd like to use it on my computer as a scanner (it is installed locally). Currently, I can scan in pages via Photoshop, but I'd like to use a more specific ...
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How to set the same crop settings for all documents being scanned?

I'm scanning a lot of images using Windows Fax & Scan. I reduced the DPI to speed up the process. All photos are the same size, so I was wondering if I can crop them all at once. Right now, I ...
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My scanner isn't responding. It is connected to a SCSI interface using Windows XP

I have a Microtek ScanMaker 9600XL scanner. The best part about it is that it is 12x17 inches. Wowza! The worst part about it is that I've had it working at one point, with the same cable, same card, ...
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What's the most reliable, accurate & least manual shopping/expenses paper receipt/bill/invoice automated OCR scanner solution (hw+sw) on Windows? [closed]

I'm looking to automate tracking my expenses by scanning in receipts/bills/invoices from purchases at shops etc. What's the most reliable (i.e. most accurate and consistent) and least manual ...
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How do I scan network requests of a software connecting the internet?

I'd like to know some way to scan programs networking activities. I mean record outcoming data sent by a program (e.g. program updater or a program itself). I guess this could be done using Wireshark ...
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Scanner for sheets of paper of different sizes

Is there any equipment that can scan a stack of papers that are of different size(some are recepies from restaurants, others bills for electricity, other parking fines, etc)? They are not aligned ...
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complete scan windows to find any issues and fix them

I remember there was a phrase we type in 'Run box'/ command-line and insert windows CD in drive, then it scans whole system for probable errors and fix them. Would you please say it? Or Any new ...
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How can I scan x-rays on flatbed scanner?

I have a standard flatbed scanner, which doesn't come with any special accessory to scan negatives. If I scan x-rays by just putting them under the lid, with no special provision, the scans comes out ...
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Having trouble with EPSON Stylus SX130 scanner

I am trying to scan files with an EPSON Stylus SX130 on windows 7 x64. When i plug in the printer, windows automatically find drivers for printing, but not for scanning. So i go to the manufacturer ...
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Why does my scanner take the original from the Paper Feed instead of the scanner glass?

I got a HP 7700 here that whenever I push the "Copy" button it tries to take the original from the Paper Feed tray instead of the scanner glass. It used to work, but now it doesn't. Ideas?
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Why is a checker board type pattern appearing in my Greyscale scan?

Visioneer One Touch 6600usb scanner. I have a black and white picture that I am attempting to scan. I have scanned others with no problem. However, this on has a checker board pattern. I have tried ...
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Can modern all in one devices be used as a scanner with empty ink cartridges?

Whilst sheet feeder scanners are quite expensive for even entry level ones, all in one devices with a sheet feeder are surprisingly affordable - I can only assume that this is sold at a loss leading ...
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Delete usb driver for handheld scanner on a Mac

I have connected a handheld scanner to my mac, and the first time it prompted me for some different selections and i just selected the defaults with paying much attention :( now I would like to ...
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Enable “Prompt for which program to run”

When a hardware scan button is pressed, I want a program to scan and save image to a shared folder automatically, but in the scanner properties dialog, on the Events tab, the option "Prompt for which ...
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Is Hardware JPEG Compression a feature of high-end-scanners only?

Please guide me about "Scanners hardware JPEG compression feature". This feature allows the scanner to send compressed JPEG pictures to the software, not BMP or TIFF images as ordinary scanners do. ...
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How can I make Excel handle incoming vCard data intelligently?

I have a handheld scanner which can read vCards. To use it with Excel, I connect the scanner, open Excel and scan vCards with no configuration. When I do this, Excel puts the data all over the place ...
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Can I get a Canon D1250D2 scanner to work with Windows 7?

Having recently upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7 my Canon D1250D2 no longer works as there aren't any Windows 7 drivers for it. Apart from that it's in perfect working order. Before I spend some ...
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Is there a way for a “drivers only” installation for HP printer?

I just purchased my HP Officejet 4500 printer, launched the installation from the CD, and installed the "minimum installation" mode. It installed software for 430 MB, installed Yahoo toolbar, and ...
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The driver for my Visioneer One Touch 6600USB will not install

I have followed all instructions thrice carefully. When I try to install the driver, I get a message that the install failed as the driver is for the One Touch 6600 only. The scanner is not attached ...
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Brother MFC-7440N networked. Printer works but scanner doesn't

Brother MFC-7440n Print yes, Scan NO. Xubuntu 11.04. I have spent a week trying to get it to scan. It printed and scanned OK with Xubuntu 10.10, I have 'started over' with a new instalation of ...
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How do I clear the scan cache on my HP Deskjet F2238?

I am trying to scan a document; the software indicates that I am scanning a new image (it shows the new image in the preview), so I know the scan function works but when I select 'Accept', the ...
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What are current options to scan or convert a hand written note to a file on my laptop?

I wonder how come there are not many options when it comes to scan or convert a device which could be connected to a laptop/desktop, which could - 1] Allow me to write with a digital pen on some ...
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scanning only works under “sudo” (Ubuntu)

When I try to scan, using simple-scan, the UI says Failed to scan -- Unable to connect to scanner. When I run it from the command line I get: joel@home:/usr/bin$ simple-scan -d ** ...
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Brother MFC-9460CDN change default scan folder on mac

How can I change the default folder where my MFC-9460 saves scanned documents on my Mac when I scan from the Device itself and not via the ControlCenter? Currently, it saves every Document in an ...
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How to straighten out images in a PDF file?

We have here a large industrial printer/copier that also scans pages into PDFs. Unfortunately it scans crookedly, just a little bit. I know there is software out there that straighted out images. ...
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web based scanning solution [closed]

Are you guys aware of any web based scanning software? I prefer open source, if not commercial. You should be able to scan documents and upload directly onto a web server? perhaps based on ActiveX...
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Where is MSPSCAN.EXE in Windows 7?

Is there a new version MSPSCAN.EXE in Windows 7? Or i can't find it?
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Scanners: why are they so expensive? [closed]

Archiving a lot of my paper documents takes a long time. I'm looking to buy a fast scanner that has "adf": (automatic document feed). However, all the ADF scanners I'm seeing (eg hp scanjet 5590) ...
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Windows 7 XP Mode USB Scanner

I have a Windows 7 machine with a legacy scanning program. I have my virtual XP machine setup and working with the software, but I'm having issues getting XP mode to see the Fujitsu fi-4120, Windows 7 ...
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How to scan a document using printer HP 3015 on fedora14?

I was able to successfully print a document using HP 3015 printer connected to a fedora14 system locally via usb but I am not able to scan any document using the same. The printer does support ...
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Scanner is turning my computer off

I'm running Ubuntu 64-bit and I just installed a printer, the Epson Stylus NX110. Whenever I try to scan or print my computer powers off. There doesn't seem to be anything left over in my logs, (but ...

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