How scanners are installed and used

WinXP the scanner installation

The first station, of course, is to install the scanner. The installation process under Windows XP is similar to the installation process normally under win98,win2000. After the installation is successful, the scanner icon appears under the Control Panel * printers and other devices * scanners and digital cameras item

How to start a scanner under WinXP

Step two: Start the scanner: Because Windows XP has its own scanner, the scanner can start up to three kinds of ways: WinXP, the driver runs independently and other applications call three ways, can start a scanner.

The driver runs independently: When the driver is installed, a program that can call the scanner is installed, which generally creates a shortcut in the Desktop and Start menu (shown in Figure 2 below), and simply double click to run.

Tip: Not all scanners are provided by the manufacturer to start the scanner!

(Double-click the desktop icon or start the BenQ Mirascan4.0 screen using the Start menu item)

Other program calls: refers to the need to start a scanner from another running program, for example, in MicrosoftWord, if you want to scan a picture from the scanner and insert into the document, the menu item "Insert * Picture * from Scanner and digital camera" can start the scanner directly In Photoshop, you use the main menu "file * fetch" to mobilize the scanner scanner picture, which is used in this way.

Finally, the WinXP: refers to the direct use of the operating system with the standard program to start the scanner.