Scanning Help
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Printed Date: 12 September 2025 at 10:51pm
Topic: Scanning Help
Posted By: E-Bomb
Subject: Scanning Help
Date Posted: 15 December 2007 at 7:45am
| Okay, I have an HP Printer/Scanner/Copier and I want to scan something. Normally, I would press the 'Scan to' button on the actual printer, and select MSPaint or Photoshop. But, it gave me an error message this time. So I look at a help program for it, and it says I need to do something in HP Director. The only problem is, I can't run HP Director! I double-clicked, right-clicked and selected Open and Run As, and it still won't open! Can anyone help me with this? |
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Posted By: Blueberry_pie
Date Posted: 15 December 2007 at 8:30am
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What does the error message say, exactly? I don't know a lot about scanners (I don't think many people here do, since this is a pixel art forum), but you could try going into Photoshop and clicking File -> Import -> [printer/scanner/copier name]. Not a fix, just an alternative that might work. ------------- |
Posted By: Platnium
Date Posted: 15 December 2007 at 11:14am
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I think i have a printer/scanner just like your since i have an HP one, i don't use it that much so if you could be more specific than we could help.
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Posted By: E-Bomb
Date Posted: 15 December 2007 at 1:18pm
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The error message is "You need to install or run HP software to use this feature." I looked in the help files and it said I needed to run HP Director. And HP Director won't run for some reason... |
Posted By: OMGFossil
Date Posted: 15 December 2007 at 2:16pm
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is it plugged in
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Posted By: surt
Date Posted: 15 December 2007 at 2:18pm
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Have you tried reinstalling the drivers/software?
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Posted By: E-Bomb
Date Posted: 15 December 2007 at 2:27pm
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Yes, it's plugged in. That was one of the first things I checked. And, uh, I'll try to reinstall the software. Edit: Now I'm pissed. I tried to reinstall it, but all that happened was uninstall it so now I can't even print anything. And I can't find anything that might reinstall it. |