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I've been told that there are no drivers or any other means to upgrade my Cano Scan 8000F to work with Windows 7 . It worked beautifully with Windows XP. Are Dell and Canon correct or is there some fix?
You've sorted me out here before so here's hoping.
Thanks.
Pelikal
28th Oct 2013, 18:55
Xmod, you may like to try VueScan. It has been mentioned here (http://www.pprune.org/computer-internet-issues-troubleshooting/524090-scanner-help.html) before as a solution although I did have issues with it. I'm sure others will be along soon.:ok:
WeeJeem
28th Oct 2013, 18:57
Canon support website says it is supported under W7 32bit.
http://www.canon-europe.com/Support/Consumer_Products/products/scanners/CanoScan_series/CanoScan_8000F.aspx
64bit, you're stuffed :-(
jimtherev
28th Oct 2013, 18:58
I hate Vista - spawn of the devil - but actually some of the vista drivers work with '7.
Worth a try?
Saab Dastard
28th Oct 2013, 19:13
64bit, you're stuffed
No, the 32-bit twain driver works fine on 64-bit WIn 7 - it just needs a 32-bit application to drive it. I've got a CanoScan 8400F working OK under Win 7 64-bit, using the 32-bit driver.
ISTR I got the driver here:
CanoScan 8000F (http://www.canon-europe.com/Support/Consumer_Products/products/scanners/CanoScan_series/CanoScan_8000F.aspx)
I'm not sure if it supports all features, such as a negative or slide scanner, but I've not found anything mine can't do under Win 7.
SD
Pelikal
28th Oct 2013, 19:19
Well, my 'work around' for my Scanmate was similar to this (as link in my previous post):
With the imminent demise of Microsoft support, you could keep your eyes peeled for a cheap XP machine, and just use it to run the scanner. Transfer scanned files to your newer machine with a USB stick. So long as it never goes near the internet, there's little need to keep it updated SO LONG as you AV check the memory stick before swapping from one to the other. I use my old XP machine purely to control the scanner. I can network it directly to my other machine running Windows 7 and I scan directly to this via ethernet. I'm being mindful of security and I don't connect the XP machine to the internet.
I knew SD would be along!
izod tester
28th Oct 2013, 21:02
I use an XP virtual machine in Virtualbox to use my old Canon 640U scanner with Win 7 64 bit. The scans are saved to a directory which is shared by both Win 7 and the Virtual XP machines. I tried Vuescan, but didn't like it - personal preference.
Pelikal
28th Oct 2013, 21:30
izod, to be honest I didn't like VueScan either. I don't use it, it was just a thought as a solution for the OP.
Thank you all will try to download however just seen Canon Pixma MG4250 printer /scanner in Tesco reduced to £49 and a £5 off voucher so may go mad. Thanks for all your help.