I have a Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 5300, and it is a piece of junk!! It does just what yours does; even though it's plugged in and connected, whenever I go to use the software I get an error message that it "can't find my scanner", so I have to reach around and unplug/replug the cords. Then, when I do the first scan, it doesn't detect anything and I have to scan everything twice. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the scanner and software countless times over the past 2 years, downloaded updated drivers, etc., and no improvement. It's the only thing on this PC that I haven't upgraded since I got it - - probably since I don't have to use the scanner too often so I just put up with it. I also disabled the scanner buttons, since I kept hitting them accidentally and printing out totally black pieces of paper that sucked up an entire print cartridge........
The legend says that Mohammed adored cats. When one of them was sleeping on his sleeve and he had to go out, Mohammed supposedly cut off the sleeve so as not to disturb his pet.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast - Proverbs 12:10
How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven. - Robert A. Heinlein
What greater gift than the love of a cat? ~ Charles Dickens
There is, incidently, no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person. - Dan Greenberg
If purring could be encapsulated, it'd be the most powerful anti-depressant on the market. ~Alexis F. Hope
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