[Shop-talk] scanner help

[Jeff Scarbrough]

Assuming Windows, have you tried removing it from your printers list and
letting the system reinstall it?

On Mon, Apr 24, 2023, 08:14 Tom Coradeschi <tjcora at icloud.com> wrote:

> Is it USB connected? Maybe (assuming you haven’t already done so) try a
> different cable? Grasping at straws…
>
> Tom Coradeschi
> tjcora at icloud.com
>
> On Apr 23, 2023, at 10:22 PM, john <jniolon at att.net> wrote:
>
> 
> VueScan for my first choice... same as all the others
>
> j
>
>
> *----- Original Message -----*
> *From:* Ronnie Day <ronnie.day at gmail.com>
> *To:* Mike Sinclair <phoenix722 at comcast.net>
> *Cc:* <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* 4/23/2023 7:09:35 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Shop-talk] scanner help
> ------------------------------
> Plus 1 for VueScan. Ed is an incredible guy and the software simply works!
> You can D/L it and see if/how it works. You'll get watermarks until you pay
> for it but you'll know it works before you do. It was recommended by a
> friend on the editing list I've been on since the mid '90s. I used it for
> maybe 15 minutes and bought the lifetime licence. At some point Ed made it
> cross-platform and my lifetime licence was grandfathered so I can scan
> using my Brother MFC from any of my Macs or PCs. Inarguably the best $100 I
> ever spent on software!
>
> RD
>
> On Sun, Apr 23, 2023 at 5:06 PM Mike Sinclair <phoenix722 at comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Make sure your wireless is not set to public.  Don't ask me how I know.
>>
>> Mike
>> On 4/23/23 1:32 PM, john 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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