BUT ----- Minolta are not going to support XP with the Scan Elite so a dual boot W2K / 98 maybe the answer so as the old 98 driver will still work and have the use of the scanner without buying a new one.!!!!!!!
Rob Whidbey Net wrote: > Win2K has an interface much like Win98. You should not find it invonvenient > to use Win2K on one system and XP on another. Another approach would be to > use VueScan (if it supports your scanner). In any event, Win2K and XP should > be much more robust ... especially with regard to memory leaks. > > Denis > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jeanie > Sumrall-Ajero > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 6:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [filmscanners] Scan Elite & XP? > > Hello, I was just about to upgrade to Win XP (from Win 98) and > discovered that the Minolta website indicates that the Scan Elite is NOT > supported on XP. When I called their support, I was informed that in > fact it would NEVER be supported on XP (because it is being discontinued > soon). To say that I'm pissed at this lack of support for older > products is an understatement (esp. when other companies seem to have > provided SOMETHING). I doubt I'll ever by a Minolta product again with > this kind of support, but that's another story... > > My reason for writing is that I read somewhere that some Win 2K drivers > work for peripherals in Win XP. I'm wondering if anyone has tried this > for the Scan Elite? Or should I just forget the whole idea (until I > have the necessary $$ to buy a newer scanner)? > > Unfortunately, I HAVE to do a clean install fairly soon because my Win > 98 system is acting very flaky. So, I'm faced with re-installing Win 98 > (ugh), upgrading to Win 2000 or upgrading to Win XP (and not being able > to use my film scanner.) I did read the thread on "which wintel OS" and > realize that Win 2000 would probably be a good option. But, I've also > got a laptop with Win XP, so I'm already somewhat familiar with it. Win > 2000 is a complete unknown to me. > > Thanks, Jeanie > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ > Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe > filmscanners' > or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title > or body > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
