HP Scanning issue and photo location viewing

Hi,
In the good old days of XP I used to use the program that came with my HP
all in one to scan my documents (HP Photo Director) I would open the program
from my desktop shortcut and use it to scan directly into a folder in 'My
Pictures' When I open 'My Pictures' I get a view of all the folders without
them already being opened. Now that I have Vista I am having a few problems.
First, HP Photo Director will open and scan the image but I then get an
error telling me that the image couldn't be written to C/image001.tiff. How
can I change it to scan as a JPG as default and can I change to default
folder?

Can I also view 'My pictures' as in XP, where they are in closed folders,
because I don't want to have all the pictures on view when I am scrolling
down the page to find a different folder?

Thanks,
Lenny

"Lenny" <> wrote in message
news:ZLGdnews5-...
> Hi,
> In the good old days of XP I used to use the program that came with my HP
> all in one to scan my documents (HP Photo Director) I would open the
> program from my desktop shortcut and use it to scan directly into a folder
> in 'My Pictures' When I open 'My Pictures' I get a view of all the folders
> without them already being opened. Now that I have Vista I am having a few
> problems. First, HP Photo Director will open and scan the image but I then
> get an error telling me that the image couldn't be written to
> C/image001.tiff. How can I change it to scan as a JPG as default and can I
> change to default folder?
>
> Can I also view 'My pictures' as in XP, where they are in closed folders,
> because I don't want to have all the pictures on view when I am scrolling
> down the page to find a different folder?
>
> Thanks,
> Lenny
>
It sounds like a driver issue. Did you check the HP website for latest
drivers and software for your model printer?

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"Lenny" wrote:

Hi,
In the good old days of XP I used to use the program that came with my HP
all in one to scan my documents (HP Photo Director) I would open the program
from my desktop shortcut and use it to scan directly into a folder in 'My
Pictures' When I open 'My Pictures' I get a view of all the folders without
them already being opened. Now that I have Vista I am having a few problems.
First, HP Photo Director will open and scan the image but I then get an
error telling me that the image couldn't be written to C/image001.tiff. How
can I change it to scan as a JPG as default and can I change to default
folder?

Can I also view 'My pictures' as in XP, where they are in closed folders,
because I don't want to have all the pictures on view when I am scrolling
down the page to find a different folder?

Thanks,
Lenny

In article <ZLGdnews5->, Lenny wrote:

> I then get an*
> error telling me that the image couldn't be written to C/image001.tiff.

Firstly, I don't think that C/image001.tiff is a valid path? Although
C:\image001.tiff would be.

Secondly, it is a bad idea to store files in the root directory (C:\) so
if necessary create a folder say ScannedImages and make the path in HP
Director read C:\ScannedImages\ so that the path to the file would be;

C:\ScannedImages\image001.tiff

Sorry not to be able to tell you how to change the default format or
location but try looking in HELP for HP Director?

I was wrong and yes it is going to C:\image001.tiff , however, if you read
the rest of the post I ask about changing the path.

"huwyngr" <> wrote in message
news:.. .
> In article <ZLGdnews5->, Lenny wrote:
>
>> I then get an
>> error telling me that the image couldn't be written to C/image001.tiff.
>
> Firstly, I don't think that C/image001.tiff is a valid path? Although
> C:\image001.tiff would be.
>
> Secondly, it is a bad idea to store files in the root directory (C:\) so
> if necessary create a folder say ScannedImages and make the path in HP
> Director read C:\ScannedImages\ so that the path to the file would be;
>
> C:\ScannedImages\image001.tiff
>
> Sorry not to be able to tell you how to change the default format or
> location but try looking in HELP for HP Director?
>

Thanks Michwael, It is a new printer and is supplied with Vista drivers that
I have used.
"Michael Solomon" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message
news:FCB1E7CA-AAC9-4926-A76B-...
>
>
> "Lenny" <> wrote in message
> news:ZLGdnews5-...
>> Hi,
>> In the good old days of XP I used to use the program that came with my HP
>> all in one to scan my documents (HP Photo Director) I would open the
>> program from my desktop shortcut and use it to scan directly into a
>> folder in 'My Pictures' When I open 'My Pictures' I get a view of all the
>> folders without them already being opened. Now that I have Vista I am
>> having a few problems. First, HP Photo Director will open and scan the
>> image but I then get an error telling me that the image couldn't be
>> written to C/image001.tiff. How can I change it to scan as a JPG as
>> default and can I change to default folder?
>>
>> Can I also view 'My pictures' as in XP, where they are in closed folders,
>> because I don't want to have all the pictures on view when I am scrolling
>> down the page to find a different folder?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Lenny
>>
> It sounds like a driver issue. Did you check the HP website for latest
> drivers and software for your model printer?
>
> --
> Michael Solomon
> Backup is a PC user's best friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Lenny" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks Michwael, It is a new printer and is supplied with Vista drivers
> that I have used.
> "Michael Solomon" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message
> news:FCB1E7CA-AAC9-4926-A76B-...
>>
>>
>> "Lenny" <> wrote in message
>> news:ZLGdnews5-...
>>> Hi,
>>> In the good old days of XP I used to use the program that came with my
>>> HP all in one to scan my documents (HP Photo Director) I would open the
>>> program from my desktop shortcut and use it to scan directly into a
>>> folder in 'My Pictures' When I open 'My Pictures' I get a view of all
>>> the folders without them already being opened. Now that I have Vista I
>>> am having a few problems. First, HP Photo Director will open and scan
>>> the image but I then get an error telling me that the image couldn't be
>>> written to C/image001.tiff. How can I change it to scan as a JPG as
>>> default and can I change to default folder?
>>>
>>> Can I also view 'My pictures' as in XP, where they are in closed
>>> folders, because I don't want to have all the pictures on view when I am
>>> scrolling down the page to find a different folder?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Lenny
>>>
>> It sounds like a driver issue. Did you check the HP website for latest
>> drivers and software for your model printer?
>>
>> --
>> Michael Solomon
>> Backup is a PC user's best friend
>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>

You're welcome, Lenny.

Even with Vista drivers inbox, you should always check the manufacturer's
website for updates and later versions. You never know how long an item was
in the warehouse or on the shelf and drivers change rapidly and constantly.
You should also check the support section of the manufacturer's website for
references to this issue as well.

--
Michael Solomon
Backup is a PC user's best friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

In article <>, Lenny wrote:

> however, if you read*
> the rest of the post I ask about changing the path.

I know you did -- that's why I said I couldn't help you and suggested
you check out the HELP file in HP Direcotr.