[Electronics-talk] Flatbed scanners and Windows 8.1

[cheez]

Tony, a word of advice.  never buy a peripheral it they can't tell you if it 
is compatible with your OS.
That info should be on the outside of the box.  If it isn't, then ask the 
salesperson if they could call the manufacturer or search the web for the 
info.  If the salesperson isn't helpful enough for you, ask for a manager. 
Most Wal-Mart workers no nothing.
But the best advice I can give you is: leave the store and go to a store 
that specializes in computers and components.
I'm assuming by the timing of your posting, its too late to return the 
scanner.
Vince

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Sohl via Electronics-talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 7:58 PM
Subject: [Electronics-talk] Flatbed scanners and Windows 8.1


> Hi folks, my wife hads a Toshiba sattlelite running windows 8.1.
>
> For Christmas, we baught all-in-one scanners from Walmart and they are the 
> Cannon Pixma scanner. Well unfortunately, the people at Walmart had no 
> clue about the scnaner, and they didn't know if it was even Twain 
> comatable. They didn't know if it was going to work with Windows 8.1.
>
> We got it home and connected it to tyhe laptop and sure enough, it didn't 
> even work with windows 8.1
>
> My unit worked buecase I'm using windows 7 and I also have a computer 
> running windows XP but it's going to be a game computer only!
>
> Well, now we are looking for a scanner that will work with windows 8.1 We 
> are trying to find just a flat bed scanner but if we have to get an all in 
> one then that might have to do. Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
>
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