To be completely clear, the Minolta drivers do not work on X64. I need to boot do XP. Thus I am stuck with a dual boot system.
Microsoft has supplied a shockingly complete set of 64 bit drivers for old hardware, right on the X64 media (I guess it's a DVD, but I don't recall). However, this takes cooperation (I assume) from the manufacturer. I called Sony today and they are looking into X64 drivers. There are going to get back to me. ;-) Laurie wrote: > A couple of points need to be made. > > First, there are differences between native drivers for 64 bit operating > systems and 32 bit operating systems. If you are running X64, then it is > probably downgrading or reverting to 32 bit in order to use the 32 bit > scanner drivers (I do not think that Minolta or any other scanner > manufacturer has 64 bit drivers for their scanners) in order to use the > existing drivers. > > Second, Vista when it is released will come in both 32 bit and 64 bit > versions. The X64 will only be a forerunner to the 64 bit version of Vista > and not to the 32 bit version. > > Thirdly, it is entirely possible that Vista in all its versions may switch > from the current types of drivers for cameras and scanners used by the older > peripherals to a new type of driver, which was first introduced in Windows > XP and exists in XP side by side with the traditional type of driver but > will not coexist with the traditional type of driver in Vista. Microsoft > may not supply new drivers for old peripherals so as to make them compatible > but may rely on the hardware manufacturers to supply the new drivers for > their peripherals which will be compatible with those used in Vista. In > this case, users will be out of luck if the manufacturer does not furnish > the new type of driver for their hardware or if the manufacturer goes out of > business. > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of gary >>Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 11:28 AM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: [filmscanners] Re: large scanning project >> >>I run X64 (a precursor to Vista) and have to boot to XP to use my 5400 >>II. Dual booting is never a good solution. Math processing really moves >>on an AMD64 when in 64 bit mode, so the software will really benefit >>from going to Vista. >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>>It may not be clear, but they are certainly no longer making or selling >>>scanners. The Dimage Scan Elite 5400 II are now exceptionally rare and >>>if you can get one for a "very good price", buy it. Also I am looking >>>for one, so if you could tell me where you found some, I would much >>>appreciate it. >>> >>>The Scan Elite 5400 II is really a very good scanner for 35mm film. It >>>provides better and faster results than my Nikon 8000. I didn't think >>>about the driver issue with Vista. But then again, everyone isn't going >>>to be rushing out to get Vista as soon as it appears. XP will still be >>>a viable OS for several years to come, giving the scanner a long enough >>>life span. >>> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>-------------- >>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