#EPSON SCANNER SOFTWARE AND DEVICE NOT RECOGNIZED DRIVERS#

Note: Once you have the drivers installed, remember that the scanner should be turned on prior to starting/booting your computer.

Step 7: Remember-Turn on Your Scanner Before You Boot Your Computer Note: the scanner must be turned on for the software to launch correctly.Īlternatively, you can download the free Windows Scan software from the Microsoft Store. If you then return to the Device Manager, you should see the Epson Perfection 4990 listed under Imaging Devices.Īt this point, I had installed the Epson Scan utility (Setup.exe) included in the Epson 2400 driver bundle. Locate the EPSON Perfection 4990 (not the 1200 or 2400) in the Model list. Find and select EPSON in the Manufacturer list, then click Next Wait a moment if needed to load the device manufacturers. Select “Show All Devices” and click Next. On the “Browser drivers on your computer” panel, select “Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer.” On the “How do you want to search for drivers?” panel, select “Browse my computer for driver software.”

#EPSON SCANNER SOFTWARE AND DEVICE NOT RECOGNIZED UPDATE#

Right mouse click on the Perfection 1200 device and select Update Driver. Open the Device Manager control panel by typing Device Manager in the Windows 10 search bar and selecting it.įind the Perfection 1200 listed under Other Devices.Įpson 1200 Driver Setup – Device Manager Step 4: Update Driver When unpacked it should contain these files: The download in a Zip archive of driver files and the Epson Scan utility. Scanner Driver and EPSON Scan Utility v3.04A I use Windows 10 64-bit, so the correct set of files was: Step 2: Download Drivers and Utilitiesĭownload the drivers and Epson Scan Utility for the Epson 2400 scanner from the Epson website: Make sure your Epson 1200 is connected to your computer via USB and powered on.

So here we go: Step 1: Connect and Power Up Scanner These will involve downloading drivers for the Epson 2400 and then effectively installing them as the Epson Perfection 4990. Now of course Epson still hasn’t provided drivers specifically for the 1200U scanner, but there are working methods for getting the hardware up and running. Years ago, I published a few notes on setting up the scanner for Windows 7 and Vista.Īt the end of 2019 I built a new workstation which runs Windows 10. Many folks still own the popular Epson 1200U or 1200U Photo scanner.

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