How do I scan under Vista without HP Director on HP1210 all-
Posted by admin on Jan 21st, 2007
I also just got a new laptop with Vista. The HP1210 allinone driver is already installed and when I plugged it in the printer is automatically installed. I also see the HP1210 scanning set up in the control panel.My question is, how do I initiate a scan from the desktop. Under XP you would load and HP app called HP Director that would start and control scanning. How do I get this back? Steve Tenbrink
Jan 27th, 2007 at 12:18 am
"Steve10" HP has chosen not to upgrade the Director software for this model. There are several models of HP 1210 allinone. Go to the following link and input your model number.welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html?pageDisplay=driverslYou will eventually get to a page explaining how to use this model in Vista. Kerry Brown Microsoft MVP Shell/User vistahelp.ca
Jan 29th, 2007 at 04:27 pm
I have a HP Officejet 6110. HP Director won't work with Vista, and it doesn't appear that HP is going to update it. Vista's drivers work ok for printing and scanning.You can start the scan from Windows Photo Gallery File Import from Camera or Scanner..I purchased VueScan to simplify the process, and to have more control hamrick.com/"Steve10"
Feb 4th, 2007 at 09:11 am
Hi Steve,If I understand your question correctly, you want to launch a scan using a program on your desktop or the computer instead of going to the scanner. Depending on which edition of Windows Vista you're running, you can also start a scan by launching Windows Fax and Scan.To launch the program, click Start, click All Programs, and then click Windows Fax and Scan. To start a scan, click the "Scan" button in left pane (at the bottom), and then click "New Scan". I'm not sure if you'll need to take any setup steps if your scanner is already installed, but if you do, a wizard should help guide you through the process.Once you acquire a scan, Windows Fax and Scan displays it in an inboxlike format and when you edit it, the program automatically launches Windows Photo Gallery. So you can also start the scan using Windows Photo Gallery as Dave suggests but you might find better storage and management options in the Windows Fax and Scan program.For information about using it, see Help and Support or try visiting the new Windows Help and Howto website at windowshelp.microsoft.com/. Hope this answers your question.Regards, Cynthia Wargin Windows User Assistance team Microsoft Corporation "Dave"