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    <p>If one of these solutions doesn't meet your needs, and you still
      want to use an old scanner, then you might consider trying VueScan
      from Hamrick Software. <br>
    </p>
    <p>Vuescan is not free software, but they are a small business that
      have been providing reliable replacement drivers and practical,
      usable software for discontinued scanners for well over 20 years
      now. <br>
    </p>
    <p>I have no personal or business relationship with the company
      other than having purchased their software over a decade ago, in
      order to be able to continue to use an HP Scanjet 4850 - which I'm
      still using now. <br>
    </p>
    <p>Here is their support page on the Canon DR-9080C, if that's the
      scanner you're looking for drivers for: <br>
      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/canon_dr_9080c.html">https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/canon_dr_9080c.html</a></p>
    <p>Phil. <br>
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    <p>Philip Kiff <br>
      D4K Communications<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2025-04-29 1:45 p.m., Xanth King via
      athen-list wrote:<br>
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        <div>Okay great!</div>
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        <div>I've worked with that model. It's pretty good. We've been
          using a Canon DR X10c for over 10 years. The double sheet
          detection and driver software for color dropout and image
          adjustment is way better, but they're in the 10k+ range. They
          also weigh 87 pounds.</div>
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        <div>Just something to consider if you do ever get your unit to
          upgrade.</div>
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        <div>Lately we've been way down on scanning requests because we
          almost always get digital versions from the publishers, but
          it's nice to have a such a workhorse. I've only had to replace
          the rollers and pads and keep the glass clean.</div>
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        <div>Let me know if you have any questions. Happy to help.</div>
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              <div><font face="georgia, serif"><b>Xanth King</b></font>
                <div><font face="georgia, serif">Accessible Formats
                    Technology Specialist</font></div>
                <div><font face="georgia, serif"><span>Pronouns</span>: <span>They</span>/<span>Them</span>/Theirs</font></div>
                <div><font face="georgia, serif">Wheeler Hall, Basement
                    Level, </font><span
                    style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:12.8px">Room
                    22</span></div>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at
          10:29 AM Deborah Armstrong <<a
            href="mailto:armstrongdeborah@fhda.edu"
            moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">armstrongdeborah@fhda.edu</a>>
          wrote:<br>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">This
                    was very clear and the scanner model is correct, I
                    was just working remotely and couldn’t remember the
                    exact model.</span></p>
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                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> athen-list <<a
href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman22.u.washington.edu"
                        target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                        class="moz-txt-link-freetext">athen-list-bounces@mailman22.u.washington.edu</a>>
                      <b>On Behalf Of </b>Xanth King via athen-list<br>
                      <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 29, 2025 9:52 AM<br>
                      <b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education
                      Network <<a
                        href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu"
                        target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                        class="moz-txt-link-freetext">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
                      <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Canon scanner question</span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">Hello,</p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">I have found that these older
                      scanner series will work with older drivers on
                      newer machines, but the company doesn't maintain
                      the 'driver signing' which keeps them "secure". As
                      far as I can tell, the protocols work exactly the
                      same despite the newer operating systems.</p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">However, when you install the
                      Windows 7 driver, even if you confirm that you are
                      okay with the driver being unsigned, Windows 10/11
                      security will not allow an installation. That is,
                      it will behave as though the installation worked,
                      but nothing will happen. This is because you have
                      to turn off driver signature enforcement.</p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">This requires administrative
                      access to your computer, so you will likely need
                      help from IT unless you have gotten admin
                      privileges.</p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">If you do, you need to reboot
                      into advanced startup (hold down shift when you
                      hit restart) <a
href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2294-boot-advanced-startup-options-windows-10-a.html__;!!A-B3JKCz!EXzv4PoeeV3cXCc6fkgQRFo7cEiAwDryzU73q47VMSNpdug2d8GVNwgG0sAHpU5M2UJn0SDsNKucULXIjXc5bCnJOHTz_olbT0k$"
                        target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2294-boot-advanced-startup-options-windows-10-a.html</a>
                      and Disable driver signature enforcement <a
href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.tenforums.com/tutorials/156602-how-enable-disable-driver-signature-enforcement-windows-10-a.html__;!!A-B3JKCz!EXzv4PoeeV3cXCc6fkgQRFo7cEiAwDryzU73q47VMSNpdug2d8GVNwgG0sAHpU5M2UJn0SDsNKucULXIjXc5bCnJOHTzyXr1n-Q$"
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                      (when is only temporary for the next time the
                      computer goes into Windows.)</p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">Then you can install the
                      Windows 7 driver from Canon's website. Run it as
                      administrator. If it doesn't work, try installing
                      it in compatibility mode.</p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">Also, it could be a lack of
                      google-fu, but I can't find a DR 8090 driver.
                      Presuming this is the 9080c, here is the page with
                      the driver. You can switch the operating system to
                      Windows 7 and get it there. </p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><a
href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.usa.canon.com/support/p/imageformula-dr-9080c-color-production-scanner?srsltid=AfmBOooxHiaWvZTRtSQE6eMhTj_hgZKsDXoT7Bz2BBTosbXq4GtjPS51__;!!A-B3JKCz!EXzv4PoeeV3cXCc6fkgQRFo7cEiAwDryzU73q47VMSNpdug2d8GVNwgG0sAHpU5M2UJn0SDsNKucULXIjXc5bCnJOHTzrxPGiBs$"
                        target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.usa.canon.com/support/p/imageformula-dr-9080c-color-production-scanner?srsltid=AfmBOooxHiaWvZTRtSQE6eMhTj_hgZKsDXoT7Bz2BBTosbXq4GtjPS51</a></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">Hope this helps. If this was
                      unclear, feel free to shoot me any questions.</p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                                style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Xanth
                                King</span></b></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Accessible
                                Formats Technology Specialist</span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs</span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Wheeler
                                Hall, Basement Level, </span><span
                                style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Room
                                22</span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 9:06<span
                        style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>AM
                      Will Pines via athen-list <<a
                        href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu"
                        target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                        class="moz-txt-link-freetext">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>>
                      wrote:</p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal">I was using a 3090 with
                            Windows 7/10 with a generic driver. I was
                            able to get Capture Perfect to work but with
                            only Batch Scan and single page scan.. none
                            of the extended menus that worked with its
                            original drivers and software. We could no
                            longer get parts for the 3090 (rollers,
                            sensors, etc.).</p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal">Department purchased
                            DRG-2110. I am running the 2110 on Windows
                            10 with its native Capture software with no
                            problems.</p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12pt"><span
style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Best,</span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                                  style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">WILL
                                  PINES</span></b><span
                                style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">,
                                <i>Disability Specialist</i></span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Accessible
                                Technology Specialist</span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Student
                                Disability Resource Center</span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
                                  style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">he/him/his</span></i></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">University
                                of California, Riverside</span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">900
                                University Avenue</span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">1228
                                Student Services Building
                              </span></p>
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                                style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Riverside,
                                CA 92521</span></p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Phone:
                                951-827-3861 | Email:
                              </span><span
                                style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a
                                  href="mailto:wilbert.pines@ucr.edu"
                                  target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                    style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">wilbert.pines@ucr.edu</span></a></span></p>
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href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/bit.ly/30ghhv1__;!!A-B3JKCz!EXzv4PoeeV3cXCc6fkgQRFo7cEiAwDryzU73q47VMSNpdug2d8GVNwgG0sAHpU5M2UJn0SDsNKucULXIjXc5bCnJOHTzRFw0HYc$"
                                  target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Schedule
                                  an Appointment</a></span></p>
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                                  target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">SDRC
                                  Web</a><span
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href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/UCRSDRC__;!!A-B3JKCz!EXzv4PoeeV3cXCc6fkgQRFo7cEiAwDryzU73q47VMSNpdug2d8GVNwgG0sAHpU5M2UJn0SDsNKucULXIjXc5bCnJOHTzOhwBHnA$"
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                                </span><a
href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/UCRSDRC__;!!A-B3JKCz!EXzv4PoeeV3cXCc6fkgQRFo7cEiAwDryzU73q47VMSNpdug2d8GVNwgG0sAHpU5M2UJn0SDsNKucULXIjXc5bCnJOHTzaPIgciE$"
                                  target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Twitter</a></span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">“A
                                mind stretched by new experiences will
                                never go back to its original
                                dimensions.”</span></p>
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src="cid:part1.XecLTJ9V.o6gA4sUv@d4k.ca" alt="UC Riverside Student
                                  Disability Resource Center logo"
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                                    style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> athen-list <<a
href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman22.u.washington.edu"
                                    target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
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                                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Susan Kelmer via
                                  athen-list<br>
                                  <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 29, 2025
                                  8:52 AM<br>
                                  <b>To:</b> Deborah Armstrong <<a
                                    href="mailto:armstrongdeborah@fhda.edu"
                                    target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">armstrongdeborah@fhda.edu</a>>;
                                  Access Technology Higher Education
                                  Network <<a
                                    href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu"
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                                  <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Canon
                                  scanner question</span></p>
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                            <span style="font-size:11pt">Scanner
                              technology has come a long way, and some
                              older Canon scanners (that are not
                              horribly pricey) are working just fine
                              with updated Windows version.</span></p>
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                            <span style="font-size:11pt">I still use and
                              absolutely swear by the Canon ImageFormula
                              series of scanners.  Sheet feed, have OCR
                              built in, and run just seamlessly for me. 
                              These scanners are now 10 years old or so,
                              but have survived every operating system
                              upgrade I’ve gone through with them.  I’m
                              using a Canon DRM160.</span></p>
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                            <span style="font-size:11pt">Those older
                              Canon 5080s were so picky about operating
                              systems and just did not upgrade well to
                              new operating systems, but I’m here to
                              tell you that Canon does indeed make
                              scanners that will.  Bonus: they have a
                              smaller footprint so don’t take up hardly
                              any room on my desk. </span></p>
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                                <b><span
                                    style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> athen-list <<a
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                                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Deborah Armstrong
                                  via athen-list<br>
                                  <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 29, 2025
                                  9:46 AM<br>
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                                  <b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Canon scanner
                                  question</span></p>
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                              <span style="font-size:11pt">The answer is
                                probably no, but here’s the situation. A
                                long time ago I had a Canon high speed
                                scanner, DR 50 something. I think it was
                                a DR5090, but I’m not entirely sure.
                                When Windows 7 came out, there were no
                                longer drivers that worked with it,
                                though the scanner itself worked fine.</span></p>
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                              <span style="font-size:11pt">So I
                                convinced my department to spend another
                                $7,000 on a DR 8090  scanner which is
                                still working fine.</span></p>
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                              style="margin-left:0.5in">
                              <span style="font-size:11pt">But Windows
                                10 came out, again, no drivers supported
                                it.</span></p>
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                              <span style="font-size:11pt">So I hid my
                                Windows 7 PC under my desk, even though
                                we had strict rules to surplus all our
                                old computers due to Windows 7 no longer
                                being updated.</span></p>
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                              <span style="font-size:11pt">Five years
                                later, and if I still want a high-speed
                                scanner that works with modern Windows
                                11, I’m going to have to beg again. And
                                it is silly, because this scanner still
                                works just fine. Also the college wants
                                to avoid spending money it does not need
                                to spend.</span></p>
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                              <span style="font-size:11pt">So I continue
                                to hide the PC controlling this scanner
                                and wonder if anyone has a better
                                solution.</span></p>
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                              <span style="font-size:11pt">I did try
                                running the scanners in a VM, both when
                                Windows XP became deprecated and after
                                that Windows 7, but the drivers would
                                not communicate with the virtual
                                machine. If anyone has had luck doing
                                this, let me know.</span></p>
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                              <span style="font-size:11pt">With such an
                                expensive scanner, I’m disappointed that
                                Canon has refused twice to keep its
                                drivers updated for modern operating
                                systems. I know it is in their best
                                interest to sell new models, but they
                                could have sold new drivers for a few
                                bucks and kept cash flow going that way
                                as well.</span></p>
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                              <span style="font-size:11pt">I worry a
                                little about continuing to run Windows 7
                                just so I can use this scanner, but I
                                also don’t want to explain why I want a
                                new one when this one works fine.</span></p>
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                              <span style="font-size:11pt">--Debee</span></p>
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