Old Version of VueScan for OS X

Ed Hamrick will send you a new license code for the latest version, if your purchase included the unlimited upgrades. All you have to do is use his web page at

https://www.hamrick.com/rep.html.

Fill out the required info and a page with the correct license code will be generated.

Godfrey

thanks godfrey.

i purchased the standard edition - i'm not looking for latest version, just a DMG of a version that will work with my purchased license.

thanks. i've noted from searching previous posts that there are some people keeping archives of vuescan versions - but only for windows. anyone out there have an older version for OS X? Again, a version release between Sep 06 and Sep 07.

cheers.

You can also upgrade your license to pro, by paying the difference I believe. Worth it, imho.

This might be what you are looking for - not sure.http://tc.versiontracker.com/product/redir/lid/1325941/vueos976.sit

Dutty,

According to Ed's release notes, v8.4.44 contained updates for Leopard and v8.4.45 contained a fix for earlier versions of Mac OS X (which presumably surfaced with 8.4.44). I have some older versions of VueScan in my install archives (I archive any software I install from a web download source), but I have a large gap between v8.4.35 and v8.4.62 (I'm still running on Tiger with my main system, haven't done much scanning). v8.4.35 is from August 25, 2007.

I've just started testing the latest (v8.4.67, I believe) with Leopard on my laptop system. It seems to be running well.

I can send you the installer download of v8.4.35 if you're inclined to experiment. I personally would suggest getting the upgraded license and installing the latest version for best compatibility with Leopard.

Send me a private email to tell me where you would like me to email or ftp the 6.5 Mbyte DMG file.

Godfrey

thanks to all for replying.

while i have no objections to vuescan pro - i'm sure it's a great product - , my needs were quite sufficiently met with the vuescan version i had installed and so would rather not have to shell out extra bucks if i dont have to - besides, i am by no means a pro nor do i have a pro scanner (canon 8400f).

heath, thanks, but that link does not seem to work for me.

cheers, mark

The major advantage to VueScan's pro version, for me, is that it comes with unlimited updates. So as new scanners and other features are added, you get to update to them without any issues. I hardly use any of the pro features themselves.

Godfrey

You will realize the value of the Pro version (free upgrades for life) as the years go by. I paid $40 for it in 2002. One of the best deals I ever made.

Probably in 2014, you will look back and wish you would have signed up for the free upgrades back in 2008 when it only costs $80.

Hello Mark,

From one Mark to another, I feel your pain. Let this be a lesson to would-be VueScan buyers! I purchased Vuescan standard edition in 2007 ($40) and upgraded within the year allowed. But the update caused Vuescan to behave unpredictably and often crash my Mac running OS X / 10.4.11. After struggling (and numerous hours invested) I finally sent a detailed description of the problem to Hamrick, as he asked. Without diagnosing the problem, Hamrick suggested I download the latest version - 8.4.85.

Problem solved; works fine again. But now Hamrick is charging me ANOTHER $40, refusing to allow me to use the remedy version without the watermark on every scan in the trial version. Sound familiar?

Like you, I've already paid $40 once, and won't pay again. I first asked to go back to the earliest version that I downloaded and forget about the upgrade. Nothing doing, he said – archived older versions would take "hundreds of megabytes" he said. AND HE'S THE DEVELOPER! Hamrick wants another $40 to upgrade to the professional version. For my $40 invested in VueScan I can only use the trial version now.

Let this be a lesson: When you deal with an individual developer as opposed to a corporation (such as LaserSoft and it's Silverfast scanning software), they are free to dismiss your claims and turn their back. If you find a place to snag a workable older version, let me know. Hamrick seems to be preempting archiving sites from distributing older versions. GOTCHA!

In Ed's defense, he is the only developer producing an excellent package *and keeping it updated on a continuing basis* at this price. Silverfast is a good package but you'll need to buy an upgrade for each major revision or new scanner you might want to use it with. And he's replied, personally, to every support issue I've found with the product ... and fixed them.

At $80, the Vuescan pro version is cheap. I've been using Vuescan since 2000 ... One $80 (actually $40 then!) purchase price has saved me hundreds of dollars in upgrades, updates, etc for the 11 scanners I've used in the past eight years.

I keep my own archive of VueScan releases. I've only once had to go back to an earlier version due to a bug, and he corrected the problem I ran into (which I don't even recall what it was at this point) within a week.

Godfrey