Vista drivers for Epson Perfection 1650 photo scanner
Posted by admin on Sep 26th, 2006
I have a not too old Epson Perfection 1650 photo scanner for which neither Epson nor Vista have a VISTA compatible "Twain" driver. The closest thing I can find on the Epson site is a fix for a Perfection 1670 and it doesn't work with my scanner. Any suggestions on who to find a TWAIN file or other fix for this incompatibility issue?Thanks Capt Brigg
Oct 1st, 2006 at 02:50 am
On Mar 1, 4:49 am, "Capt. Brigg" wrote: I came across this a while back don't know if it will be of help re: Epson scanner driver problem Saturday, September 9, 2006 at 3:01 pm Windows Vista Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Angela Baxley (2 messages posted) Install Scanner TWAIN drivers on Windows Vista Here are the instructions I found that worked for me:"Yes, TWAIN will work in Vista.(Note: the following are not product endorsements; just speaking from direct experience with a couple scanners)Although the steps differ from vendor to vendor (and often model to model for the same vendor), here's what I do to install the drivers for an Epson Perfection 1200 Photo:Download the latest XP driver package from Epson's website. Run the selfextracting exe (uncheck "When Done Unzipping Run: Setup.exe").Go to the new directory, open the properties dialog for Setup.exe and select XP SP2 compatibility (this isn't necessary for all installation packages, but it's necessary for this particular package)Run Setup.exeConnect a USB cable and turn on the deviceAllow Vista to "Locate and install driver software..."Select "Install Anyway" when it warns of an unsigned driver (this is perfectly safe in this case because it uses the inbox usbscan.sys driver)So, in general, follow the same steps you would on XP.If the setup program fails, try enabling the XP SP2 compatibility (through the properties dialog for the Setup.exe file).If the device is based on an inbox driver like usbscan.sys, it's safe to install in spite of installation warnings.martin