scanner problems

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Try installing the drivers by downloading from here.

http://www.nodevice.com/Scanner/Memorex/25880.html

"JC" <JC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8E171862-ADD1-4B4B-81A9-35B36995409D@microsoft.com...
> Plugged in a Memorex 6136U scanner (which worked before I had to reload
> XP)
> into a USB port. Had to use the old driver (not XP signed) to load the
> hardware. Device Manager shows it working properly, but my software will
> not
> recognize it. The Control Panel, Scanners and Camera page shows the
> scanner,
> but clicking on it says it is unavailable. I don't understand how it can
> be
> working properly but not be available. Am I missing something obvious?
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> JC

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

You are welcome

"J C" <JC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> That seems to have solved the problem. Don't know why the driver from the
> Memorex installation disk didn't work, but this one seems to. Thanks.
>
> "Abhilash Tibrewal(MCSA)" wrote:
>
>>
>> Try installing the drivers by downloading from here.
>>
>> http://www.nodevice.com/Scanner/Memorex/25880.html
>>
>> "JC" <JC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8E171862-ADD1-4B4B-81A9-35B36995409D@microsoft.com...
>> > Plugged in a Memorex 6136U scanner (which worked before I had to reload
>> > XP)
>> > into a USB port. Had to use the old driver (not XP signed) to load the
>> > hardware. Device Manager shows it working properly, but my software
>> > will
>> > not
>> > recognize it. The Control Panel, Scanners and Camera page shows the
>> > scanner,
>> > but clicking on it says it is unavailable. I don't understand how it
>> > can
>> > be
>> > working properly but not be available. Am I missing something obvious?
>> >
>> > Thanks for any help,
>> >
>> > JC
>>
>>
>>