Umax Astra2100u & Vista 64 Home Premium

I HAVE A 2004 UMAX ASTRA 2100U USB SCANNER THAT I WANT TO USE WITH M
NEW SYSTEM

I HAVE A HP PAVILION A6826f PC WITH WINDOWS VISTA HOME PREMIUM 64 BI
OS

I CANT FIND ANY DRIVERS FOR THIS SCANNER

ON THIS FORUM A POST STATED TO USE AN ADAPTEC SCSI ADAPTER AND GET TH
VUE??? SOFTWARE

i DON'T UNDERSTAND SCSI ADAPTER. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN OR TELL M
EXACTLY WHAT I NEED TO GET THIS RUNNING OR DO I NEED A NEW SCANNER

THANK YOU

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phfd6405

There is no software from Umaz that will work with Vista 64 bit. In fact
there's no software that will work with Vista 32 bit!

If I were you, I'd look at getting a new scanner that works with 64 bit
systems. Canon or Epson support both Vista 64 bit and Windows 7 64 bit.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows


"phfd6405" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I HAVE A 2004 UMAX ASTRA 2100U USB SCANNER THAT I WANT TO USE WITH MY
> NEW SYSTEM.
>
> I HAVE A HP PAVILION A6826f PC WITH WINDOWS VISTA HOME PREMIUM 64 BIT
> OS.
>
> I CANT FIND ANY DRIVERS FOR THIS SCANNER.
>
> ON THIS FORUM A POST STATED TO USE AN ADAPTEC SCSI ADAPTER AND GET THE
> VUE??? SOFTWARE.
>
> i DON'T UNDERSTAND SCSI ADAPTER. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN OR TELL ME
> EXACTLY WHAT I NEED TO GET THIS RUNNING OR DO I NEED A NEW SCANNER.
>
> THANK YOU.
>
>
> --
> phfd6405

Thank you all for your guidance

i will research and purchase a new scanner....hp or epson


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phfd6405

"phfd6405" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Thank you all for your guidance
>
> i will research and purchase a new scanner....hp or epson
>
>
> --
> phfd6405

Or Canon.. they make good scanners too..

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Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/