[Shop-talk] scanner help

[Thomas Coradeschi]

Give Vuescan a shot. We have a way obsolete Canon all in one printer/scanner and it works like a champ. The developers keep it up to date, with new versions more or less monthly. I think it may be free to try out.

https://www.hamrick.com 

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Tom Coradeschi
tjcora at icloud.com


> On 23 Apr 2023, at 4:32 PM, john <jniolon at att.net> wrote:
> 
> trying to copy some documentation on my tools and my scanner refuses to cooperate.  It used to work.  It's a HP m1217 nfw multifunction printer.  I've reloaded all the proper up to date drivers
> run diagnostics on hardware and all is fine.. reset to factory settings... tried several different scanner software packages including HPs version and everyone says it "Can Not Communicate with the scanner."
>  
> Tried an online tech support outfit that said it was a virus preventing it from working and for 250 bucks they would fix it... well, thanks but no thanks.  Ran several malware and virus programs and found one
> PUP file and removed it .  After that redid all above and same result... Hope someone can tech me up on this and get this piece of printer working again...and all other printer functions work fine
>  
> thanks
>  
> john
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