[pchelpers] Re: Parallel Port

You may have run into one of the Microsoft upgrade strategies here. It 
started with windows 98. Older hardware drivers were left out in favour 
of newer models. Suddenly printers that were fine before couldn't print 
properly. Windows no longer supported them. I have sent off a search to 
google. Will let you know if any helpful stuff comes back.

Jo Wells wrote:

>My brother was using an older Microtek flatbed scanner (ScanMaker V310) 
>with a pci parallel port under Windows 98se.  Now he has installed XPPro 
>and it will not recognize the port.  The scanner does have XP drivers 
>provided by Microtek, but he says the port came with NO software from Best 
>Buy 2 yrs. ago.  XP finds it - but says it cannot install because it cannot 
>find the software.  Device Mgr. shows a yellow exclamation mark beside it 
>and of course the scanner can't possibly work till the port does.  A phone 
>call to Best Buy was not helpful.  Any suggestions? 
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