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Many, if not most, people have a scanner at home or at work. This tool is quite valuable as it allows you to make copies of documents. The scanned document can be either black and white or in colour. There is no denying that an office basically is not an office without a scanner. The types vary, from flatbed to ones that are shaped like printers to ones that are part of a combo (printer, scanner, fax all in one). Having it is one thing, getting it to work with your Operating System is quite another matter. In my experience, a scanner will work quite easily on one OS and refuse to even install on another.
The solution, however, is quite simple. Scanners, like most other devices, can use drivers that were not specifically made for them. For instance, you may have an IBM scanner that will work with the drivers for a Primax scanner. This being the case, one can easily search the internet for compatible drivers that will allow your scanner to work on a particular system. So, if you were using Windows 2000 where your scanner worked fine but then migrated to Windows XP where the drivers you have can’t be used, then simply search the web for a compatible driver. In many cases, drivers of almost any scanner of the type you have can work, hypothetically speaking.
If you have a flatbed scanner, what I am saying is that the drivers of any other flatbed scanner should be able to work. The same should apply for any other type of scanner. But this is not always the case. Trial and error is what will help you to find the right ‘alternative’ driver for your scanner. So the next time your scanner seems as if it does not want to work on a particular OS, don’t throw it away. Just search for a driver that will make it work.
