Scanner problem "Dusb4ar" error revisted
I too have been having this problem with my Artec e+ 48U scanner. Only I've discovered it's not the scanner (or its software) per se that's causing the problem.
This scanner used to work just fine on my current (P4 1800) computer. Then one day I wanted to use it, and it wouldn't work any more. I speculated then that the scanner had simply succumbed somehow from neglect. But then I inherited an old computer (a PIII 600), into which I temporarily loaded with my 2002 edition of Windows XP Pro (though not my Service Pack 2 disc and without any online updates). Into this system I then plugged in my Artec e+ 48U scanner and loaded the driver for it. Not expecting it to likely work, I was amazed to witness the scanner working just fine again. So I unplugged the scanner and set it up on my current computer. But it again failed to work. This indicated that something in my current computer had changed at some point, causing the scanner to appear to malfunction.
Having long ago since simply bought another scanner, I haven't been motivated to do the detective work necessary to find out exactly what it is that had changed on my computer to cause the Artec scanner not to work with it anymore. But since my computer itself appears otherwise free of any hardware problems, plus the fact that my scanner is no longer supported by the manufacturer, Ultima Electronics (who btw has withdrawn the Artec moniker and apparently closed their Artec website), it is quite possible the cause lies embedded within one or more of the Windows XP updates (e.g. Service Pack 2, etc...etc...).
If anyone here has any further insight or interesting experience to offer related to this topic, I am all ears.
Thanks,
Ken
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