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Install Updated Scanner Driver
Here's an easy question that I don't know the answer to.
I have a Visioneer Paperport 3000 scanner that I bought years ago when I had Windows 95. When I upgraded to Windows 98, also in the 20th century, I reinstalled that scanner software even though it was Windows 95, not 98, compatible. It still worked but gave me an error message when I scanned something. Now, in the 21st century, I still prefer Windows 98 so have not upgraded operating systems. But I now have a new hard drive . I have not yet reinstalled my scanner software. I found an updated driver on the Internet for my scanner so it is Windows 98 compatible. The instructions for updating my driver say that I should first uninstall my old driver, but I don't have the old driver installed on my new hard drive. My question: Can I just install this updated driver, or must I first install the software that came with the scanner, then get rid of the old driver? Note: The download site for the new driver says "Requires ServicePack 3." If I've been doing my Windows Updates, I'm current on that, right? Thanks, Beth |
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In article , Elizabeth
writes Here's an easy question that I don't know the answer to. I have a Visioneer Paperport 3000 scanner that I bought years ago when I had Windows 95. When I upgraded to Windows 98, also in the 20th century, I reinstalled that scanner software even though it was Windows 95, not 98, compatible. It still worked but gave me an error message when I scanned something. Now, in the 21st century, I still prefer Windows 98 so have not upgraded operating systems. But I now have a new hard drive . I have not yet reinstalled my scanner software. I found an updated driver on the Internet for my scanner so it is Windows 98 compatible. The instructions for updating my driver say that I should first uninstall my old driver, but I don't have the old driver installed on my new hard drive. My question: Can I just install this updated driver, or must I first install the software that came with the scanner, then get rid of the old driver? Of course you can install the new driver straight away - the purpose of un-installing the old driver is to get the system in as close a state as possible to what you already have, without trace of the old driver. Since your system is already in that state, you can safely ignore that step. Note: The download site for the new driver says "Requires ServicePack 3." If I've been doing my Windows Updates, I'm current on that, right? Its difficult to say with certainty concerning anything from Microsoft. In principle yes, you should be OK with the updates since the ServicePack *should* just be an assembly of all of the critical updates in one step, but check that the driver is not specific to W98SE, as opposed to W98. Either way, if it doesn't work then the worst thing that can happen is you need to reinstall Windows98 on your new drive again - can't be more than a 10 minute exercise. -- Kennedy Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed; A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's ****ed. Python Philosophers (replace 'nospam' with 'kennedym' when replying) |
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