Need help with scanner software

[pepo]

hey all
I need a bot help with my scanner software. I got Win Xp here and today I got this old scanner. It is Plustek OpticPro U12. I downloaded the latest drivers and all but still I can't use it...
I need a prog to scan my pictures (I didn't got any software with the scanner) Any sugestions??? I found a prog called micrograpf picture publisher but i need something smaller in Mb and more easy to use.

And one more thing. Can anyone tell me any other prog other than Omni Page that can transform a text from a scanned sheet ot paper into text in Word format.

10x

 

[pepo]

so no one ever scanned a pic ha?

 

[sathyan]

pepo,

I'm not familiar with your scanner but I'll try to answer the questions.

>hey all
>I need a bot help with my scanner software. I got Win Xp here and today I got this old scanner. It is Plustek OpticPro U12. I downloaded >the latest drivers and all but still I can't use it...

Your options will be very limited if you cannot install a TWAIN driver. Check with comp.periphs.scanners

>I need a prog to scan my pictures (I didn't got any software with the scanner) Any sugestions??? I found a prog called micrograpf >picture publisher but i need something smaller in Mb and more easy to use.
>

Download Irfanview (freeware). This resource-light program scan scan, copy and do simple manipulations. If you want to buy something get PaintShop Pro 7 or Photoshop Elements 1. If supported by your hardware, the BEST scanning app is VueScan by Hamrick Software an it will work even if you cannot get a TWAIN driver installed. WinXP has a camera & scanner wizard that allows you to capture as well. I usually use PSP7 ($70) for scanning photos, slides & negatives.

>And one more thing. Can anyone tell me any other prog other than Omni Page that can transform a text from a scanned sheet ot paper >into text in Word format.

Scansoft basically owns this market with their products OmniPage and TextBridge. There is one other I'd suggest : Abbyy FineReader which in my experience has higher accuracy but is somewhat slower. I use OmniPage Pro 10 ($80).

-Sathyan