Program connecting with scanner

Bobcat

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I recently upgraded from XP to Windows 7.
Now Mira Scan cant find my Acer scanner.
How do get the two to comunicate?
 

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You'll probably have to install drivers for your scanner so that Windows can see it. You'll have to get drivers from Acer, unless Windows Update has drivers for it.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Mellon Labs (custom build)
OS
Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
CPU
AMD FX 8350 Vishera @ 4200
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
Memory
16 GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-2400 @ 1866 (9-10-10-10-31)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon R9 280 Double D Black Edition
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio on MB. Sounds great.
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 24", Acer 22"
Screen Resolution
3840 x 1080
Hard Drives
1 x Mushkin Chronos 120 GB SSD (Win 10)
1 x Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD (Win 7)
1 x WD 1TB SATA Blue
1 x WD 1TB SATA Green
PSU
Corsair TX-750
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912+
Cooling
Coolermaster Seidon 240M Liquid AIO. 6 case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G710+
Mouse
Logitech G500s
Internet Speed
Much better since I got fiber, but still way overpriced.
Antivirus
MSE, Malware Bytes for scanning
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Corsair VOID USB headphones.

A Mellon Labs X-1 - LCD Smartie driven system status display.

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Program not connecting with scanner

Thanks for the suggestion. I have installed the scanner driver and the scanner works perfectly with it's own basic options. MiraScan provides more options and that is how we operated on XP.
I followed MS7 upgrade instructions and used Windows Easy Transfer to shift data onto Windows 7. I then needed to re-install all programs and drivers and am still working on this.
Any help would be appreciated.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 7 home premium. 34 bit
Antivirus
avg free
Browser
Google Chrome
So you've reinstalled Mira Scan and it doesn't work? It may not be fully compatible with Win 7.

A couple of things to try:

1. Installing Mira Scan in XP mode. That is, right clicking on the installer file and choosing "Properties". Go to the compatibility tab and select "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and choose XP Service Pack 3. Also check "Run as Administrator". It may install properly and work right if you do that.

2. Go to the Mira Scan website and see if they have a patch or update to the program that allows you to run it with Win 7.

Try this and let us know how it goes.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Mellon Labs (custom build)
OS
Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
CPU
AMD FX 8350 Vishera @ 4200
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
Memory
16 GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-2400 @ 1866 (9-10-10-10-31)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon R9 280 Double D Black Edition
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio on MB. Sounds great.
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 24", Acer 22"
Screen Resolution
3840 x 1080
Hard Drives
1 x Mushkin Chronos 120 GB SSD (Win 10)
1 x Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD (Win 7)
1 x WD 1TB SATA Blue
1 x WD 1TB SATA Green
PSU
Corsair TX-750
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912+
Cooling
Coolermaster Seidon 240M Liquid AIO. 6 case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G710+
Mouse
Logitech G500s
Internet Speed
Much better since I got fiber, but still way overpriced.
Antivirus
MSE, Malware Bytes for scanning
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Corsair VOID USB headphones.

A Mellon Labs X-1 - LCD Smartie driven system status display.

Brought to you by the letter E
Hi Mellon Head,
Thanks for your interest and your suggestions. I tried all three of your suggestions but with no result.
It seems to me that both Mira Scan and the scanner are each operating perfectly. The issue is that Mira Scan can't find/communicate with the scanner and therefore we can't operate the scanner as we used to. There appears to be no straight forward method of opening this communication path. I have a similar problem with MS Money. I'll keep trying, might finally need to call an expert. (we have a company here called "Need a Nerd") Thanks again.
Bob
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 7 home premium. 34 bit
Antivirus
avg free
Browser
Google Chrome
Hmmm. I'm sorry, but I'm out of ideas on this one. I hope that someone else will jump in on this thread and be able to help better than I did.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Mellon Labs (custom build)
OS
Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
CPU
AMD FX 8350 Vishera @ 4200
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
Memory
16 GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-2400 @ 1866 (9-10-10-10-31)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon R9 280 Double D Black Edition
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio on MB. Sounds great.
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 24", Acer 22"
Screen Resolution
3840 x 1080
Hard Drives
1 x Mushkin Chronos 120 GB SSD (Win 10)
1 x Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD (Win 7)
1 x WD 1TB SATA Blue
1 x WD 1TB SATA Green
PSU
Corsair TX-750
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912+
Cooling
Coolermaster Seidon 240M Liquid AIO. 6 case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G710+
Mouse
Logitech G500s
Internet Speed
Much better since I got fiber, but still way overpriced.
Antivirus
MSE, Malware Bytes for scanning
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Corsair VOID USB headphones.

A Mellon Labs X-1 - LCD Smartie driven system status display.

Brought to you by the letter E
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