Re: XP Setup: 8000

From: "Raphael Bustin&quot; < rafeb%40speakeasy.net">rafebspeakeasy.net>
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>; Dave, check task manager and/or msconfig -- see what
>; other background processes are running. I'm willing to
> bet that one of them is interfering with NS.

Somthing like that (see below).

> (msconfig: Start->Run... type "msconfig")
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&gt; Also, you didn't say whether the Firewire port was OK in
> Device Mangler, but that's probably the first place to check.
&gt;
> Plus, I'm pretty sure you need XP Service Pack 2
> installed. That would be a good idea with or without
> Nikonscan.

I'm seriously religious about keeping my machines updated, so that's not the
issue, and it's a new Dell machine, so the drivers are fine.

What happens is that NikonScan hangs if the scanner is turned on and warmed
up. Turning off the scanner unhangs NS, which then complains there's no
active scanner. I suspect it's not NS, but that I let XP install the
scanner, and it's got something inappropriate left in the firewire protocol
stack. Sigh. Hmm. Uninstall and reinstall firewire, maybe?

I've not used ViewScan in an age, maybe it's time to send Ed some money
again.

Actually, before spending any more money, I need to clean the mirror and
lens: the scans are more than somewhat fogged/hazy and lacking in contrast.
Essentially, they're completely unacceptable. Sigh. This thing is getting
seriously antique and I've pretty much gotten my money's worth out of it.
I'd sell a guitar and buy it if Nikon'd come out with a new (post-9000)
model. Sigh.

(I picked up a Mamiya 7 just before the 5D arrived, and for some reason,
I've been in the mood for shooting 6x7 slides recently.)

David J. Littleboy
davidjl%40gol.com">davidjlgol.com
Tokyo, Japan

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At 11:25 PM 3/28/2008 +0900, Dave L. wrote:

>I'm seriously religious about keeping my machines updated, so that's not the
>issue, and it's a new Dell machine, so the drivers are fine.

Heh. Don't assume Dell is infallible. I'm aware of at least
one serious bug in the Dell BIOS that we see in several of
our machines at work. (It's a USB bug affecting machine
power-up...)

>What happens is that NikonScan hangs if the scanner is turned on and warmed
&gt;up. Turning off the scanner unhangs NS, which then complains there's no
>active scanner. I suspect it's not NS, but that I let XP install the
>scanner,

Is there an alternative??? I'm not sure I understand...

&gt;and it's got something inappropriate left in the firewire protocol
>stack. Sigh. Hmm. Uninstall and reinstall firewire, maybe?

Windoze doesn't always find the best (or even suitable)
device drivers for underlying hardware. I had serious issues
on this current workstation with my video board in that
regard.

I would try to identify the Firewire HW and then locate
and install the proper drivers for it. What about using the
Firewire card that came with the LS-8000?

rafe b
www.terrapinphoto.com

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