That's the file I saw on the HP website.
In article <#SCCYEH0HHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, Huib wrote:
> ****in Irfanview ...i see the scanner*
> but activating ....twain_32 error
That may be helpful since it means that Windows Image Acquisition
(WIA)is not seeing the scanner which wants to use TWAIN (as my SJ5P
does).
If you try again you could try two things:
Make sure the scanner is not connected to the PC this time -- that
stops Windows from grabbing the scanner instead of letting the HP
software function.
Go to Control Panel / Administrative Tools / and double click on
Services.
Scan down the list until you see Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) and
double click on that. Change Startup Type to Disabled and OK your way
out -- then reboot the PC and see if it sets up the TWAIN link to the
scanner.
If it does you won't see an entry in the VISTA utilities like Fax and
Scan but you should, if you are like mine, see Scan to entries in any
HP software it installs and in Irfan View (called Acquire on the File
menu I think) and Word.
If that makes it work you can try going back into Services and putting
WIA on Automatic again.
If none of that works and you don't want to get a new scanner then try
downloading the HP softwre for WIndows XP:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?
os=228&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=77368&lang=en
hp photo and imaging software
11-2003 2.0 - 232.08M
Make a note of where it downloads to on your computer (use SAVE not RUN
on downloading) and then after removing any previous attempts to
install including any icons for the scanner Right mouse click on the
downloaded file, select Properties and the Compatibility TAB. Set it to
XP with SP2 and check the [x] Run as Administrator line. OK your way
out and hope that sets it up.
If it does you may want to go back to that download page and get the
patches and updates -- install them in the same way: right mouse click
... Compatibility etc each time.
Hope that may solve the problems.