I had an interesting challenge at work a few weeks ago. A customer wanted a new PC running Windows 7 but he needed to keep using his rather old A3 scanner, a Umax PowerLook 2100XL. Umax only provide Windows XP drivers and installing them on Windows 7 stops the system starting up.
Something about the combined installer for the software and drivers was preventing it from working.
The solution was to install the software on a Windows XP machine and then copy the files manually from the XP system to the Windows 7 one. I then pointed Windows 7 to the copied files when it requested drivers for the scanner. The application program was copied in the same way and I simply set up a shortcut on the start menu pointing to the program file.
Aside from the main program directory the drivers were spread out in various system directories. It took a while to find them all.
It took me a long time to sort all that out. There are a lot of posts on the internet written by people with the same or similar scanners who are unable to make them work on Vista or Windows 7. As far as I know we are the only people who have ever managed to make it work with Windows 7.
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Followed your instructions but i am still getting scanner link test failed, could you tell me how much files you had to rearrange? or walk me through it, if its not too much to ask.
Regards
Never Mind, i went to the uninstall.txt and found where all the files were, its working PERFECTLY! Thank you so much.
Glad to be of service :)
Guys, this sound like very intimate conversation: every one knows how but keep it a secret. Ho about share this priceless info with the rest of us?…Roderick? mojo?…
Not too sure what info you need but, if its pertaining to the scanner, there is an uninstall.txt when you install the umax software and it tells you exactly where all the files are located on the winxp system so all i had to do is to copy over them one by one on the win 7 directory. hope this helps. regards
Yeah, what Roderick said. I would upload an archive of the files but UMAX might not appreciate my assistance in making their ancient software Windows 7 compatible…
abereut, if you need any assistance feel free to send me a mail and i will send the list of files and even the files for you to do yourself, its tedious but in the end its worth it.
Can you send me the list of files to copy for the UMAX Powerlook 2100xl. I went from xp to windows 7.
send me your email add
Can you send me the list of files to copy for the UMAX Powerlook 2100xl,please. I went from xp to windows 7.[affanindonesia@yahoo.co.id]
I have a Powerlook III. Please forward the 2100xl file list to tenwal@comcast.net. Not an exact match, but would be very instructive.
I need drivers for umax powerlok 2100 xl to windows 7, please.
Can you send me the list of files to copy for the UMAX Powerlook 2100xl,please. I went from xp to windows 7( ssiscom-gmp@hotmail.com
Can you send me the list of files to copy for the UMAX Powerlook 2100xl,please. I went from xp to windows 7(siscom-gmp@hotmail.com)
I have sent the link to the various email addresses, for those who need it, I have uploaded the files via:
http://rapidshare.com/files/424430338/UMAX.rar
i really appreciate for your kindness giving this precious information :D
i can’t install scsi driver?
btw where do i must copy the adaptec folder?
This is great! Which Windows 7 system did you do this on; x86 or x64? Was the 2100 the SCSI or USB version? If it was the SCSI, what card did you use? Thanks so much for posting this! The 2100XL is a great scanner, albeit slow, that allows me to do two pages at a time.
It will only ever work on x86 I think. It was the SCSI version.
It can be done even simpler, I just made a Powerlook 3000 working under Win 7 following your method (thanks for posting it, by the way). I noticed that after installing the MagicScan normally all the files listed in the uninstall.txt are pretty much where they are supposed to be (I made the setup.exe run in the compatibility mode for WinXP SP3+admin rights, but I wonder if it is necessary?), only the system will not start afterwards. But after F8+”Last known good configuration” it repairs and works perfectly, only you are spared the need of copying all the files manually. Best regards!
i m still unable to install powerlook 2100 xl usb scanner. pls help
Thanks all for the replies, it works with my Adaptec SCSI Card fine. Any other questions feel free to contact me.
Regards
Confirmed: does not work with x64 Windows 7 installation. Scanner (with Adaptec 29160N card) shows up in the device manager, but all attempts to load drivers have failed. However, it does work with Hamrick Vuescan v.9.* and x64 Windows 7.
Does this work with the Umax powerlook 2100 xl usb scanner? My email is solaris71@hotmail.com Kindly let me know. Thanks!
This is the easiest way to update to Windows 7 and it works!
http://www.umax.com/support/knowledge/search.jsp?docs=SC00339
I am curious. Was there difficulty with the drivers for the SCSI card? Was that the issue? I am under the impression that the issue is lack of driver support for the adaptec cards in Windows 7. I am currently considering getting an adapter to allow me to run this scanner through a USB 2.0 port thus bypassing the SCSI card alltogether. I plan on trying Vuescan to run the scanner in Windows 7. Is this feasable?