I will give this a try!! Does it matter that my scanner us USB not SCSI? Thanks Les -----Original Message----- >From: karl shah-jenner <shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Feb 17, 2008 4:41 PM >To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: fs2710 under XP was Dirty Slides - Update > >one last thing > >you may at some point need an inf file to drive the scanner > >cut the garbage below, paste it into a text document, select 'save as' (all) and name it FS2710.inf the when setting up the scanner point it to this during the instal - of course XP will kick up a stink that it's not a signed driver, but go ahead anyhoo.. it'll work :) > >hope it helps > >karl > > > >[Version] >Signature="$Windows NT$" >Class=Image >ClassGUID={6bdd1fc6-810f-11d0-bec7-08002be2092f} >Provider=%OrganizationName% >DriverVer=09/05/2005, 3.6.6 > >[SourceDisksNames] >1="CanoScan FS2710" > >[SourceDisksFiles] >FS2710.INF=1 > >[DestinationDirs] >DefaultDestDir=11 > >[ControlFlags] >ExcludeFromSelect=* > >[Manufacturer] >%OrganizationName%=CanoScan > >[CanoScan] >%FS2710%=FS2710,CANON___IX-27025E_______1 > >[FS2710] >Include=sti.inf >Needs=STI.SCSISection >SubClass=StillImage >DeviceType=1 >DeviceSubType=0x1 >Capabilities=0x00 >ICMProfiles="sRGB Color Space Profile.icm" > >[FS2710.Services] >Include=sti.inf >Needs=STI.SCSISection.Services > >[Strings] >OrganizationName="Canon Inc." >FS2710="CanoScan FS2710" >