Steve Johnston , Sep 05, 2010; 02:20 p.m.
My old computer with XP died. In my new computer, I am not able to load drivers for an Imacon film scanner using an scsi card in XP mode. When I installed the card in two different places and restarted the computer in XP Mode with the scanner turned on, it did not recognize and note it anywhere in Device Driver. I did succeesfully install the software 4.0.3 from Hasselbblad. Any suggestions?
Don Cooper 
, Sep 05, 2010; 02:46 p.m.
What version (and bit) of 7 are you using?
Brad Smith , Sep 05, 2010; 04:19 p.m.
I'm guessing you're talking about XP Virtualization in Win7 Pro. There are apparently some other driver issues (see this search).
But another option is to dual-boot. Loading 2 OSes will cause Windows to give you an option of which to load on boot up, just make sure to install XP while in Win7 (don't boot from the XP install disk).
William Kahn 
, Sep 06, 2010; 08:14 a.m.
Yet another option: Resurrect the XP machine, use it to run your scanner (and any other legacy gear you might have), and link it to your Windows 7 machine via a LAN. If the XP machine died from a power supply failure (not uncommon), bringing it back to life will be relatively cheap.
Steve Johnston , Sep 06, 2010; 10:55 a.m.
Thanks for the suggestions! fyi Win 7 pro, 64 bit. I think the legacy idea may work. what hardware is neede and how do you connect via LAN?
Brad Smith , Sep 06, 2010; 01:18 p.m.
If you currently don't have a LAN, you can create a simple one with two computers by making sure each has a network card or connection (gigabit if you want fast transfers), then you connect them with what's called a 'Crossover network cable' (Cat5 or 6).
If you are using a router to setup the LAN, standard non-crossover cables are used.
William Kahn , Sep 06, 2010; 01:30 p.m.
Steve, The only additional hardware you'll need is a wired network router which is the interface between the two computers, and ethernet cables to connect the computers to the router. If your Win7 machine is connected to a DSL modem, you just need to unplug the modem from the computer and connect it to the router. Then, you set up a folder in the Win7 computer for the Imacon scans, and share the folder so that it's accessible to the XP machine.
There are several sources for routers, including Wal Mart and Staples, and several brands as well. I opted for Cisco/Linksys gear, but there are other brands just as good. Cisco does have network management software called Network Magic which I like. It makes setting up the network a lot simpler than the Windows process, as well as troubleshooting any problems down the road.
I decided to set up a wired LAN (Local Area Network) rather than wireless because it's more secure. If the computers are going to be in two separate rooms, or you have other computers you want to connect to the network, you may want to go wireless instead...unless you really like crawling around under your house to run cables.
Steve Johnston , Sep 06, 2010; 01:37 p.m.
William, thanks for the info! How about using the same monitor for both machines?
William Kahn , Sep 06, 2010; 02:29 p.m.
"How about using the same monitor for both machines?"
I don't think that's possible; and even if it were, I don't think you'd like it much...
Karl Martin , Sep 07, 2010; 06:45 p.m.
If the monitor has two inputs (e.g., DVI and VGA), you could easily use the same monitor on both computers. Use one computer on one input, and the other computer on the other input, and select the input on the monitor as needed. I do this, and use Input Director (free) to use the same mouse and keyboard (the computers must be networked, as you plan to do). Works very well.
