canoscan 4200f driver in vista dont installs

Thunderstroke · 11th Jun 2007, 06:37 PM

hi there

I got an canoscan 4200F that will not install in vista 32, i have downloaded the new 32 vista supportdrivers from canon. It does unzip, and begin installing (atleast i think so couse my hdd runs like crazy after I chose to run the prog). After a while nothing happens,vista runs like normal but no scanner found or messages that someting is going on. (in xp atleast a canon installs bla bla bla message comes up). Ive tried to run as admin to but the same there to. both with and without usb cable mounted in pc (yes and in scanner)

) I read somewhere the virusprogs can interfear, so i tried that to,,same thing, no install. When I put the usb in computer it does find canoscanner, but no driverfiles, tried to refere where to find them, and do find one inf file, but its no scanner or anything listed there either. I see on net that it IS a 32 vista supported scanner and that most people have no problems, but i do..

.HELP. please anyone.

Adrian Wong · 16th Jun 2007, 04:09 AM

Hmm.. Are you referring to the 4200F Scanner Driver Ver. 8.6.1.1 (Windows Vista) released in Jan, 2007?

In any case, some ZIP executable files are designed only to extract but not launch the installer. I suggest you run the executable and see where it extracts the files to. Then go to the folder and run the setup.exe or installer file.

Thunderstroke · 19th Jun 2007, 05:47 AM

4200F Scanner Driver Ver. 8.6.1.1 jan 2007 Yes, and i have tried to install it bye running it, also tried to extract all the zippfiles and run each setup, but non good, no install.. Also i do have the right version (32 bits vista) and the 32 bits drivers.

Dashken · 19th Jun 2007, 03:41 PM

If the driver package comes in ZIP format and when you extract it, it extracts into lotsa files including .inf, .sys, .ini, etc. How about right-click on your canoscan in Device Manager, Properties and choose Update Driver. Then search the folder that you extracted the drivers to.

Thunderstroke · 19th Jun 2007, 07:07 PM

I have tried that to, it only find that there is a .inf file there, the "model" icon turns blue, but no names or information of any driver or model(scanner) or another names is shown..that'l say,,,not the right inf.file? Ive even tried to point to the old inffile, that i used in xp, but that did not work eighter..

Adrian Wong · 24th Jun 2007, 10:58 PM

That's odd. That should be the correct drive installation file.

Have you tried contacting Canon about this?

If it still doesn't work, try using the old 32-bit Windows XP driver. That's what I'm doing for my old Canon scanner.

11th Jun 2007, 06:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Thunderstroke Newbie Join Date: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 8 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	canoscan 4200f driver in vista dont installs hi there I got an canoscan 4200F that will not install in vista 32, i have downloaded the new 32 vista supportdrivers from canon. It does unzip, and begin installing (atleast i think so couse my hdd runs like crazy after I chose to run the prog). After a while nothing happens,vista runs like normal but no scanner found or messages that someting is going on. (in xp atleast a canon installs bla bla bla message comes up). Ive tried to run as admin to but the same there to. both with and without usb cable mounted in pc (yes and in scanner) ) I read somewhere the virusprogs can interfear, so i tried that to,,same thing, no install. When I put the usb in computer it does find canoscanner, but no driverfiles, tried to refere where to find them, and do find one inf file, but its no scanner or anything listed there either. I see on net that it IS a 32 vista supported scanner and that most people have no problems, but i do.. .HELP. please anyone.

16th Jun 2007, 04:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 33,157 Reputation: 3730 Rep Power: 78	Hmm.. Are you referring to the 4200F Scanner Driver Ver. 8.6.1.1 (Windows Vista) released in Jan, 2007? In any case, some ZIP executable files are designed only to extract but not launch the installer. I suggest you run the executable and see where it extracts the files to. Then go to the folder and run the setup.exe or installer file. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

19th Jun 2007, 05:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
Thunderstroke Newbie Join Date: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 8 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	4200F Scanner Driver Ver. 8.6.1.1 jan 2007 Yes, and i have tried to install it bye running it, also tried to extract all the zippfiles and run each setup, but non good, no install.. Also i do have the right version (32 bits vista) and the 32 bits drivers. Last edited by Thunderstroke : 19th Jun 2007 at 06:08 AM. Reason: added ver.

19th Jun 2007, 03:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 30,278 Reputation: 2417 Rep Power: 61	If the driver package comes in ZIP format and when you extract it, it extracts into lotsa files including .inf, .sys, .ini, etc. How about right-click on your canoscan in Device Manager, Properties and choose Update Driver. Then search the folder that you extracted the drivers to. __________________ \| Intel C2Q Q9450 \| MSI P45 Neo3-FR \| 2 x 2GB OCZ / 2 x 1GB G.SKILL DDR2 800 \| 1 x Seagate 250GB HDD \| 2 x Seagate 750GB HDD \| 3 x Seagate 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT \| Cooler Master CM690 chassis \| Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W PSU \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

24th Jun 2007, 10:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 33,157 Reputation: 3730 Rep Power: 78	That's odd. That should be the correct drive installation file. Have you tried contacting Canon about this? If it still doesn't work, try using the old 32-bit Windows XP driver. That's what I'm doing for my old Canon scanner. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

19th Jun 2007, 07:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Thunderstroke Newbie Join Date: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 8 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	I have tried that to, it only find that there is a .inf file there, the "model" icon turns blue, but no names or information of any driver or model(scanner) or another names is shown..that'l say,,,not the right inf.file? Ive even tried to point to the old inffile, that i used in xp, but that did not work eighter..

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