Scanner 5500c

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In message <nbutps8q5l8h7didm6jb56je0v6qd86ran@4ax.com>, Rat@Catcher.com
writes
>
>Hi
>
>I've just purchased a HP 5500c in the hope of scanner lots of old
>photos. So far I've managed about 8. The APF seems a real pain, but i
>could probually cope with that if the scanner did not keep locking up
>in the middle of a scan. When it does I cannot cancel via PC or
>buttons on the scanner. The only way to stop it is to pull the power
>lead out.

Bad luck! You may get away with just pulling the lead out of the HP
scanner. My 5300C does this lock up from time to time on a Pentium 4 XP
Pro SP1 too. And installing the latest and greatest HP drivers for it
practically wrecked the OS by permanently disabling the install hardware
wizard.
>
>Any ideas my driver is up to date and i've disconnected my USB
>printer. Has anyone had any successs with this as at present I am very
>disappointed.
>
>I'm running Windows XP home, AMD 2500 & 512 RAM.

It seems XP and HP scanners do not sit well together

Regards,
--
Martin Brown