Ridge Runner
March 11, 2011 at 3:42 pm

Nikon and Window 7s and Scanning

I’m not sure if this one has come up before but here goes….

I’ve been using a Coolscan VED very successfully on Windows XP for a number of years. However I’ve “upgraded” to Windows 7 and I’ve found that the driver with Nikon Scan is not now compatible! Apparently Nikon have washed their hands off it and say that they won’t support Vista or 7. Has anyone any advice on what to do? I have been told that opening Nikon Scan in “compatability view” would work. Any thoughts?

Thanks a lot.

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By: pagen01 - 19th April 2011 at 16:49

If you feel that you must retain Win7, have you considered the possibility to “dual boot”? That is to say to install both XP and Win7 and choose between them when you start up?

Just out of interest, how do you do that?

I have the same problem as RR but with a HP scanner, it will basic scan ok but won’t do any of the extras such as editing and slides scans etc.

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By: Ridge Runner - 2nd April 2011 at 15:51

For any of you out there that asre intersted, I fixed it! Easy!!! If you’d like to know how, just PM me. RR

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By: Ridge Runner - 18th March 2011 at 15:53

Thanks everyone. I’ll have a go a Jur’s suggestion….

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By: Jur - 14th March 2011 at 08:56

For what it’s worth:
According to Nikon, Scan 4.03 is compatible with Windows Vista and could also be working with Windows 7 in 32-bit mode.

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By: Orion - 13th March 2011 at 12:32

I use Canon video and they used to bundle the ‘Corel Guide Menu’ with their cameras. They have stopped supporting it.

Several months ago, just after an update to Windows 7, the application stopped working. Then there was a further update and it started working OK!

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By: Arabella-Cox - 12th March 2011 at 08:19

Well, for fear of becoming a techie thread….You’ve sussed out the main problem: Win7. Such things are pretty routine, alas, when “upgrading” [*ahem*] to this system.

If you would like a technical explanation, just drop me a PM. However, Compatibility Mode under Win7 is likely to be unsuccessful. If you feel that you must retain Win7, have you considered the possibility to “dual boot”? That is to say to install both XP and Win7 and choose between them when you start up? That might be the least complicated solution for you.

If Nikon say they will not issue drivers for the new OS, I would take that threat seriously and presume that indeed they won’t.