01-05-2006, 02:23 AM
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Re: Problem installing scanner?
Get it direct from the manufacturer
http://alpha03u.c-wss.com/inc/ApplServlet?SV=WWUCA900
West wrote:
> Dear sir,
>
> I have install a used Canon D1250U2F to my XP and is without the
> installation manual. I ve also download it's driver from Canon USA website.
> And like u put it, "it's not an easy chore" and it's still not working.
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> By any chance u could e-mail a copy of the "step by step" installation manual?
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> Thank you.
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> West,
> Langkawi Island, Malaysia
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> "Richard Urban" wrote:
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>>I have a Canon D1250U2F scanner. Let me tell you, it is not an easy chore to
>>install their drivers and software. It took me about 2 hours the very first
>>time I attempted to do so. The installation flies in defiance of everything
>>everyone knows about installing software and drivers. Now that I have found
>>out, it takes about 5 minutes.
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>>It turns out that I "did not" do exactly as the instructions said! When they
>>say do not plug in the scanner until instructed, they mean just that. Hell,
>>all companies say that, yet the drivers install just fine with the device
>>plugged in and powered up. Not Canon!
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>>Run the setup program from your saved location, say in
>>F:\Downloads\Canon\Scanner. The installation for the above scanner creates a
>>folder on the C: drive. The installation continues from there, by opening an
>>HTML file in your browser. Any other device, you just run setup from it's
>>saved location and be done with it.
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>>--
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>>Regards,
>>
>>Richard Urban
>>Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>>Quote from George Ankner:
>>If you knew as much as you think you know,
>>You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>
>>"the colonel" <the.colonel.1xpnmo@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
>>news:the.colonel.1xpnmo@pcbanter.net...
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>>>Richard Urban Wrote:
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>>>>Install the scanner drivers and software, following the manufacturers
>>>>instructions "precisely". Have the instructions printed out and in
>>>>front of
>>>>you before to even try to begin.
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>>>>
>>>>Thanks for the reply but I have already done this but to no avail. I
>>>>think there is a bit more to this problem... unfortunately.
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>
>>>>the colonel
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>>>the colonel
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